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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…

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…

The United Nations Mission in Sudan expresses concern about the latest wave of violence in some states of Southern Sudan The United Nations Mission in Sudan today expressed concern over the escalating violence in Southern Sudan over the past couple of weeks where over 150 people have been reportedly…

As the CPA completes its fifth year of implementation, I would like to compliment the CPA partners and all the other Sudanese political and civil society actors for their continuing efforts and firm commitment to achieving a stable and enduring peace. Their determination has withstood the several…

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General [Political] for Sudan arrives in Khartoum The newly appointed DSRSG for Political Affairs for Sudan Jasbir Singh Lidder of India has arrived in Khartoum yesterday to assume his responsibilities with UNMIS. Mr. Lidder's appointment to head the…

After assisting a community near the Central Equatorian town of Yambio to grow bountiful crops, UNMIS' Bangladesh contingent handed the project over to Ikpiro Sub-Parish Women Agriculture Association in a ceremony on 18 January. "We have shown the project members proactive methods of cultivation…

While encouraging his country's continued unity, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said recently in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, that he would be the first to support southerners if they voted for secession. Speaking during the Comprehensive Peace Agreement's (CPA) fifth anniversary celebrations…

Talks, song and a video clip highlighted the role of UNMIS in Sudan as well as the meaning of peace at an all-girls school in north Khartoum on 24 January. "As you can see, I wear a uniform and a blue beret," Lt. Col. Ken Lindstein from Canada said to students gathering under a large tent in a well…

Hosting the Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service, Maxwell Kerley Read the full transcript

The Dinka and Rezeigat should build up confidence in joint bodies like the police, rather than viewing security forces along tribal lines, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State Governor Paul Malong said on 24 January. Speaking at the opening of a three-day peace conference between the two tribes in Aweil…

The UN Mine Action Office (UNMAO) had cleared its major routes of landmines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) and was working to rid the country of residual hazards by the middle of next year, a top UN mine action official said at an UNMIS-organized press conference on 28 January. Concluding his…

JUBA – The site of the future headquarters of the United Nations in southern Sudan was formally inaugurated at a groundbreaking ceremony outside the regional capital of Juba this afternoon. The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for Sudan, Mr. Ashraf Qazi, attended the ceremony…