Photo: Transitioning from AMIS to UN Mission in SudanWashington, DC February 3, 2006 Children watch as three Canadian Armored Personnel Carriers arrive to be handed to the African Union mission in El Fashir in Sudan's Darfur region, Friday, Nov. 18, 2005. On January 13, 2006, the AU’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) agreed to seek a transition from AMIS to a United Nations mission. The U.S. has signaled strong support for quick United Nations Security Council action to plan for and authorize a UN peacekeeping mission (UNMIS), which would build on the achievements of AMIS. © AP/WWP file photo |