Volunteers plant 1,000 trees in rural Khartoum
Arriving in five buses at the desert village of Wawisi, 50 kilometres north of Khartoum, 150 volunteers set out with the local community to plant 1,000 trees in commemoration of International Volunteer Day on 5 December. "We…
Sudan commemorates World AIDS Day
Focusing on the importance of voluntary testing, awareness-raising and equal rights, Juba, Malakal, Wau and Khartoum celebrated World AIDS Day in early December. "People living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Sudan face…
Sudanese disabled still facing discrimination
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was marked earlier this month by a roundtable discussion in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba, and a landmark meeting in the national capital of Khartoum between…
Southern Sudan launches anti-corruption strategy
Commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day at the Nyakuron Cultural Center in Juba on 9 December, Southern Sudan launched a five-year anti-corruption strategy for 2010-2014. The strategy was a roadmap developed in…
- Press Conferences
23 November - Children and Armed Conflict
Hosting UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy Read the full transcript
14 December - NCP-SPLM agreements
Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi today congratulated the National Congress Party (NCP) and…
14 December - Ashraf Qazi welcomes the Peaceful Conclusion of the Voter Registration Period in Sudan
Today, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special representative for Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, welcomed the culmination of the voter registration exercise, which was conducted peacefully throughout the country…
Sudanese celebrate human rights
Human Rights Day was celebrated throughout Sudan on 10 December with speeches, poetry, dances, football matches and military parades. Warrap State residents gathered in Kuajok's Freedom Square, together with state ministers…
Mabaan IDPs return home
Some 1,200 Mabaan internally displaced persons (IDPs) set off from Ed Damazin, Blue Nile State, to their homes in Upper Nile State in two convoys on 7 and 14 December, the last UN and state joint organized return to that area…
Getting registered to vote
As voters' registration for the scheduled April 2010 national elections closed on 7 December, citizens throughout Sudan rushed to add their names before the books were officially closed. By the end of the day, a total of more…
7 December - the detention and alleged beating of some prominent SPLM leaders
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, expressed his concern over the detention and alleged beating of some prominent…
Boundaries are not barriers, says Abyei Administration to Misseriya and Dinka-Ngok
A series of four Abyei villages' hall meetings was concluded yesterday in the first ever post-court ruling engagement of the area's Administration with the Misseriya and Dinka-Ngok communities. The Administration's message…