News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 Peace Agreement more than four years ago have by and large preserved the peace…

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, observed that the new timetable provides more time for voter registration…

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 Nyariem village in Upper Nile State. An unspecified number of people were…

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 the passing away of Mr. Jaafar Nimeiri, the former President of Sudan. For…

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 providing to the people who have lost their homes. Although it is difficult to…

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. UNMIS reiterates its call on all parties to refrain immediately from using…

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 in the deaths of hundreds of people and the displacement of an estimated 5…

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 (GoS), UN agencies, and the NGOs, Ameerah Haq, the UN Humanitarian…

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 local Joint Integrated Units as the only military force in Abyei. Mr Qazi…

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-General recognizes the authority of the International Criminal Court as an…

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 politicians recently stressed the need for the Misseriya and Dinka Ngok…

Khartoum, 01 March 2009. UNMIS strongly protests today's Al-Raed report headlined "Qazi admits UNMIS provided information to the ICC about Sudan". The report is a complete fabrication. The Al-Raed report is a distortion of a recently published Egyptian magazine article entitled "I did not provide…