Students celebrate disarmament on International Day of Peace
A sketch on disarmament stole the show by Sudanese students, who joined their counterparts from Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United States in celebrating International Day of Peace on 18 September…
Rural communities need voter education
A five-person assessment team of officials of the Central Equatoria State High Committee (CESHC) and UNMIS staff members visited a number of proposed voter registration and polling centre sites in various locales during a…
29 September - UNMIS welcomes Al-Bashir's decision to lift censorship on Sudanese newspapers
UNMIS welcomes the reported decision by President Omar Al-Bashir to lift censorship on Sudanese newspapers with immediate effect. This decision will advance the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and is…
Party Conference in Juba Ends
A four-day All Political Party Conference was held in Juba last week and ended with a threat from opposition leaders to boycott national elections scheduled for April 2010 if the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) fails to…
04 October - UNMIS welcomes the establishment of the United Nations Office in Muglad
UNMIS welcomed today the approval by the government of Sudan to establish a United Nations Resident Coordinator Support Office in Muglad (Southern Kordofan State). The United Nations Resident Coordinator Support Office in…
Library corner and toilet block inaugurated at Blue Nile University
Celebrations in the state capital of Ed Damazin hailed the handover of toilet blocks at the University of Blue Nile State and the donation of books and computers by the UNMIS Pakistani military contingent in late September…
Attacks in Terekeka County kill 21
At least 21 people were killed and over 4,000 were displaced when Dinka Alyap and Dinka Bor tribesmen attacked the Central Equatoria State (CES) payams of Mangalla and Zameza on 27 September, according to Terekeka County…
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7 October - UNHCR operations in Sudan
Hosting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Sudan Representative, Peter De Clercq Read the full transcript
Sudan celebrates international peace day
Under the theme "Disarm Now for a Better World", International Day of Peace was celebrated throughout Sudan over the past few weeks with medical camps, poetry readings, dramas and even a peace quiz. The Day, officially 18…
Central Equatoria trains police in elections security
A week-long training session in election security issues was completed by 200 Southern Sudan Police Service (SSPS) officers in Juba on 9 October. The training was organized by the Central Equatoria State (CES) government in…
Juba JIUs awarded training certificates
Some 137 Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) soldiers were awarded certificates by Bangladeshi Sector Commander Col. Ifterkhar Uddin Mahmud in Juba on 21 October for a three-week course they completed earlier this year. UNMIS'…
22 October - The killing of UNMIS Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmed Muinuddin
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Ashraf Jehangir Qaazi on the killing of UNMIS Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmed Muinuddin in Pakistan. Special Representative of the…