- Press Conferences
20 July - The pending ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on Abyei
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13 July - On the occasion of the 100th Ceasefire Joint Military Committee meeting
Speech by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan Excellencies, We can congratulate ourselves today for having come a long way together. The ceasefire mechanisms established in the Comprehensive…
02 July - Qazi sees opportunity for further preparations with the new elections time-frame
Following the National Elections Commission release of a revised time-frame for the elections to be held in April 2010, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi…
14 June - UN condemns attack on humanitarian aid convoy in southern Sudan
UNMIS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator for Sudan, Ameerah Haq condemns the 12 June attack on a World Food Programme barge convoy carrying humanitarian aid near…
31 May - UNMIS SRSG expresses condolences over the death of Jaafar Nimeiri
Khartoum, 31 May 2009 - On behalf of the United Nations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan (SRSG), Ashraf Qazi, extends his condolences to both the bereaved family and to the people of Sudan over…
25 May - UNMIS calls upon the Government of Central Equatoria to halt demolitions in Juba
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is concerned about the manner in which demolitions have occurred in Juba during the past several months and the lack of alternatives that the Government of Central Equatoria is…
22 April - UNMIS deeply concerned about the renewed tribal clashes in Jonglei State
The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced deep concern about the renewed tribal clashes in Jonglei State, where dozens of people were reportedly killed over the weekend, with many more injured or displaced…
27 March - Press Statement on the inter-ethnic violence in Pibor county (Jonglei State)
Khartoum 27 March 2009-Senior officers from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) visited Jonglei State on March 25 to discuss the inter-ethnic violence in Pibor County and environs between March 5 and 13 that resulted…
24 March - The Darfur Joint Assessement
KHARTOUM, 24 March, 2009: Efforts to meet the bulk of immediate needs of civilians in Darfur affected by the recent NGO expulsions are currently being undertaken through a concerted stop-gap drive by the Government of Sudan…
12 March - The withdrawal of the final remaining SAF and SPLA forces from the Abyei Roadmap Area
The Special Representative Secretary General for Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today welcomed the withdrawal of the final remaining SAF and SPLA forces from the Abyei Roadmap Area. With this move, the parties have left the…
04 March - The ICC has today issued a warrant for the arrest of President Al-Bashir of Sudan
The International Criminal Court has today issued a warrant for the arrest of President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, for his alleged responsibility for crimes committed in Darfur. The Secretary…
Abyei leaders urge peace over PCA ruling
Abyei politicians recently stressed the need for the Misseriya and Dinka Ngok tribes to live together peacefully as they awaited an international court's decision on the area's disputed border, to be issued on 22 July. Abyei…