GlossaryAMIS African Union Mission in Sudan: Generic name for the mission, but also used in this report to describe the mission from its establishment in June 2004 to its first enhancement in October 2004 AMIS II African Union Mission in Sudan II: The mission from the first enhancement in October 2004 until the second enhancement effective from July 2005 AMIS II-E African Union Mission in Sudan II-Enhanced: The current mission, in operation since July 2005 A.U. African Union Chapter VII Chapter of the Charter of the United Nations that provides for a UN military response to threats to the peace and acts of aggression. military enforcement by states. CFC Ceasefire Commission CONOPS Military Concept of Operations DITF Darfur Integrated Task Force, a body reporting to the African Union Peace and Security Council DPKO United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations CivPol Civilian police observers within AMIS FOC Full Operational Capacity GoS Government of Sudan HCFA Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement, signed on April 8, 2004, in N’Djaména, Chad Janjaweed Ethnically-based militias backed by the Government of Sudan J.C. Joint Commission, the reporting body of the Ceasefire Commission established under the April 2004 Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement JEM Justice and Equality Movement, one of two principal rebel groups fighting the Government of Sudan in Darfur MilObs Military Observers MSC Military Staff Committee under the African Union Peace and Security Council P&SC African Union Peace and Security Council PSO International Peace and Security Operation QRF Quick Reaction Force SLA Sudan Liberation Army/Movement, one of two principal rebel groups fighting the Government of Sudan in Darfur UNMIS United Nations Mission in Sudan, responsible for 10,000 peace support troops deployed in Sudan pursuant to the north-south peace agreement.
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