Vision of reality
Sitting in the Goethe Institute's garden on a mellow, winter morning, renowned Iraqi director Kasim Abid told In Sudan what he was teaching Sudanese film students -- the need for vision as well as technique. Kasim Abid – who divides his time between London and Baghdad – arrived in early January at…
Elections materials arrive in Malakal
The first batch of elections ballot papers for Upper Nile State arrived in Malakal from Juba on 22 March on board an UNMIS helicopter. "Nineteen pallets have arrived. This first batch contains ballot papers for the president, Southern Sudan president, governor, women and political party of national…
Maban IDPs return home
Over 1,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have returned home to Maban County in Upper Nile State by mid-March, 2010. "There were 345 households which comprised of 1,114 individuals and they were IDPs in Blue Nile State," said UNMIS Return, Recovery and Reintegration Officer Tito Awando. The…
SRSG Menkerios: UNMIS supports authorities to ensure credible elections
The role of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) was to support the authorities in ensuring credible elections while it was not mandated to monitor them, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Sudan, Haile Menkerios emphasized in his first press conference on 28 March in Khartoum.…
New bridge inaugurated in Yei
A 42-meter long single-lane bridge, which was inaugurated in the strategically located Yei town, Central Equatorial State on Wednesday, 24 March, promises to enhance the flow of trade and humanitarian supplies into the landlocked region of Southern Sudan. The bridge lies on Yei's main road…
- Press Conferences
28 March - Sudan's national elections
Hosting the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General,Mr. Haile Menkerios Read the full transcript
Polio eradication efforts continue in Southern Sudan
Polio awareness campaigns had been ongoing in Southern Sudan since 2008, but more efforts were needed to eradicate the disease, health officials said at a media briefing in Juba on 25 March. Every child who had not been vaccinated against the disease was vulnerable, UNICEF's Expanded Programme on…
- Press Releases
30 March - Under the Tamarind Tree: a new drama series on Radio Miraya
30 March 2010 - Radio Miraya is launching today a drama series called "Tehed Shedjera Ardeb", meaning in simple Arabic "Under the Tamarind Tree." The ten-minute drama episodes, which are written and recorded exclusively for Miraya by Free Voice Foundation, are broadcasted in simple Arabic on the…
Donors observe progress in the DDR firsthand
30 March 2010 - Donor representatives appraised yesterday in Ed Damazin, Blue Nile State, firsthand, progress in the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) process, a year after the Sudanese authorities launched the programme with support from the international community. more
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31 March - For a Sudan Free of Landmines
Khartoum, 31 March 2010. " This work requires constant vigilance, diligence and collective action on many fronts. On this International Day, I salute the mine action workers who brave dangerous conditions and risk their lives in this pursuit. Let us all rededicate ourselves to this life-saving cause…
DDR resumes in Rumbek
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants resumed in Rumbek, Lakes State on 23 March, helping former soldiers return to civilian life. The first group of disarmed ex-combatants spent the day going through the first steps of the demobilization and reintegration process…
Noted BBC Presenter Zeinab Badawi Meets Women Balladeers As They Sing for Peace and DDR in Sudan
Khartoum, 1 April 2010 – Well-known BBC presenter of Sudanese origin, Ms. Zeinab Badawi, spent time with the Hakama women singing group and watched them perform at the Tayeba displaced persons camp in Khartoum North. The Hakamas had traveled from Southern Kordofan State to perform for Ms. Badawi…