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NATO announced on 9 June that it would help the African Union (AU) expand its peacekeeping mission in Darfur by airlifting additional AU peacekeepers into the region and assisting with training.

NATOannounced on 9 June that it would help the African Union (AU) expandits peacekeeping mission in Darfur by airlifting additional AUpeacekeepers into the region and assisting with training.

The Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, announced thedecision at a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, 9-10June.

NATO will airlift peacekeepers from Africancontributing countries into Darfur. It will also train AU troops inrunning a multinational military headquarters and managingintelligence.

Full transparency and complementarity

The co-ordination of the airlift will be done from Europe. A special AUair movement cell at the African Union's Headquarters in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia, will co-ordinate the movement of incoming troops on theground in Africa. Both NATO and the EU will provide staff to supportthe AU cell, but the AU "has the lead" stressed the Secretary General.

No NATO combat troops will be deployed to Darfur.

“The people in Darfur need help and the African Union is providing the help,” said Mr. De Hoop Scheffer, "NATO and the EU are doing everything we can to answer the request by the African Union."

The airlift and training will begin as soon as possible.

A bid to end violence

The African Union is planning to boost its peacekeeping force in Darfurto about 7,500 in a bid to quench continuing violence in the region. On26 April 2005, the African Union requested that NATO consider thepossibility of providing logistical support to the operation.

NATO agreed on broad options for support to the African Union on 24May. On 8 June, following further consultations with the African Union,the European Union and the United Nations, NATO’s North AtlanticCouncil agreed on the detailed modalities and extent of Alliancesupport.

The United Nations estimates that more than 2.6million people are suffering in the conflict in Darfur and urgentlyneed assistance.