Operation Azure is the name given to the Australian Defence Force's contribution to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).[1] UNMIS was established by the United Nations under UN Security Council Resolution 1590[2] of the UN Security Council on 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on 9 January 2005 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Australian contingent included 17 military personnel (six military observers and 11 specialists in air movements, aviation safety and logistics)[3] based in Khartoum.[4]
References
edit- ^ "List of Missions and Operations". www.peacekeepers.asn.au. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Year: 2005), UN Security Council (60th (24 March 2005). "Resolution 1590 (2005) /: adopted by the Security Council at its 5151st meeting, on 24 March 2005".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ corporateName=Commonwealth Parliament; address=Parliament House, Canberra. "South Sudan crisis". www.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ SudanTribune (24 November 2005). "Australian minister meets Sudanese first vice-president". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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