Environmental Bill consultative workshop opens in Juba
15 September 2010 - The newly created Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Environment hosted a two-day public consultative workshop for stakeholders to review the Environmental Policy and Protection Bill 2010. The…
Sudan marks UN International Peace Day
This year's UN International Peace Day celebrations occurred in various corners of Sudan and spotlighted the self-determination referenda scheduled to take place in January 2011 in Southern Sudan and Abyei. This year's…
UN provides logistics and technical support to Sudan’s referendum
22 September 2010 – The referendum is a nationally owned process, to which the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) provides logistics assistance and technical advice but no monitoring, the head of the UN Integrated Referendum and…
- Press Conferences
22 September - UNMIS’ Role and Preparations for the Referenda
Hosting Mr. Denis K. Kadima, Director of the United Nations Integrated Referendum and Electoral Division (UNIRED). Read the full transcript
Upper Nile County Commissioners vow support to peaceful referenda
24 September 2010 – A three-day forum to discuss the role of Upper Nile State counties in Sudan's upcoming referenda ended on 24 September in Malakal with commissioners pledging support to a peaceful and credible process. In…
Juba civil society call for timely referenda
24 September 2010 – Juba-based Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Referendum in Southern Sudan conducted a peaceful procession demanding timely, transparent and credible referenda. Hundreds of citizens took part in…
SPLA officers train on child rights
27 September 2010 – Officers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) begun a four-day training in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba to equip them with the necessary tools to monitor and promote children's rights…
Equatorian prison officers trained in court liaison
28 September 2010 – Fifteen Southern Sudan Prison Services (SSPS) officers from the newly introduced Court Liaison Unit completed a two-day training course on court liaison guidelines in Juba. Drawn from Central, Western and…
Kiir urges free referenda campaigning
1 October 2010 - Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit has urged the people of Southern Sudan to allow free campaigning for the upcoming referenda in Southern Sudan and Abyei, scheduled for 9…
Malakal hosts humanitarian planning workshop
30 September 2010 – Officials from the Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC), the United Nations and non-governmental organizations concluded a two-day brainstorming workshop today on a state-level…
Upper Nile governor visits UNMIS
4 October 2010 - Newly elected Upper Nile State Governor Simon Kun Puoch made his first official visit to UNMIS in Malakal today, where he held discussions with civilian, police and military components on various issues…
Taha: Two sides must agree before Abyei referendum
4 October 2010 – Sudan's Second Vice-President Ali Osman Taha said today that the prerequisite for holding a referendum in the contested Abyei area depended on reconciliation between the two parties. Addressing a press…