Jordanian Peacekeepers In Darfur Receive Awards

13 July 2010 - (Al-Fasher) – More than 300 Jordanian peacekeepers were awarded medals honoring their service in Darfur.

The ceremony was held at the UNAMID’s headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur on Monday.

Speaking to SRS from Al-Fasher, UNAMID’s press officer Ali Hamati says that the peacekeepers help protect civilians in the region.
[Ali Hamati]: “They are part of the police unit working with UNAMID for the protection of civilians. Those who were awarded the medals yesterday [Monday] have been here for six months now, and they are not the first Jordanian unit to be here. They came following another unit that served and went back to Jordan and have spent six months already.”

Jordan is UNAMID's second largest provider of police personnel, after Bangladesh, and had police officers on the ground in Darfur when the Mission was established
There are currently 469 uniformed Jordanians serving with UNAMID, whose duties include patrolling in villages and IDP camps and training community police.