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…
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…
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…
9 January - The United Nations Mission in Sudan expresses concern about the latest wave of violence
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…
9 January - Congratulates the Government and the People of Sudan on the Fifth Anniversary of the CPA
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…
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18 January - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan arrives in Khartoum
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…
Yambio project boosts crop-growing
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…
The first to support secession, says Al-Bashir
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…
Uniforms and blue berets
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…
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28 January - Mine action in Sudan
Hosting the Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service, Maxwell Kerley Read the full transcript
Dinka and Rezeigat hold peace conference in Aweil
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…
Most Sudanese hazards cleared by mid-2011, UNMAS says
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…