Political parties hold roundtable in Malakal
Issues of key concern in Upper Nile State, including rising insecurity, were discussed at a political parties roundtable held by UNMIS in collaboration with various agencies in Malakal on 22 July. Attended by six political…
Gedaref IDPs seeking to return home
Many internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Gedaref State, North Sudan, wish to return home before upcoming Popular Consultations in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states as well as the southern referendum. Popular…
Banning cluster bombs
Celebrating the entry into force of the Convention for Cluster Munitions, government officials, diplomats and UN officials gathered at the Sudanese Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs on 1 August. "Sudan does not have a…
Japanese delegation visits four states
A delegation from the Embassy of Japan to Khartoum made a five-day visit to four Sudanese states to assess progress in implementing the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ahead of the country's rapidly approaching…
World Cup in Africa
The first-ever World Cup football tournament to be held on African soil gripped Sudanese fans of the sport from the moment the inaugural game between South Africa and Mexico kicked off in Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium on…
DDR begins in Northern Bahr El-Ghazal
Over 150 ex-combatants have been demobilized in Aweil, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, following the launch of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programme there by the Southern Sudan DDR Commission in…
UNMIS military halts fire at Nasser
09 August 2010 - Fire broke out at a market in the Upper Nile State town of Nasser on today, destroying seven shops before local officials requested an UNMIS fire fighting party to prevent it from spreading further. Asked by…
Parliamentarians receive gender training
12 August 2010 - Newly elected members of parliament from Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly in Southern Sudan took part today in a one-day gender awareness workshop in the state capital Yambio. The 48…
Southern rights commission elects oversight committee
16 August 2010 - Members of the Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) elected a nine-member steering committee today to oversee its activities as the region approaches the 2011 self-determination referendum. The…
Prison officers learn crisis control
18 August 2010 - Senior prison officers from the 10 Southern Sudanese states are currently taking part in a six-week Critical Incident Management training course at Lologo Prisons Training Centre in Juba. "We are providing…
Heath care workers graduate in Wau
10 August 2010 – Some 23 health workers graduated in Wau today after a three-month refresher training course, boosting local efforts to improve medical care in Western Bahr El- Ghazal State. During the ceremony held at Mary…
De-miners host show and tell
20 August 2010 – De-miners in Juba held a half-day open house in the UNMIS compound today to demonstrate their work to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies operating in Central Equatoria State. "So far we…