Japanese delegation focuses on referenda preparations
5 October 2010 - To discuss preparations for the upcoming referenda, representatives of Japan met today with the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State High Committee for Referendum and UN officials in Wau. Team head and Director for…
Security Council delegation concludes Southern Sudan visit
7 October 2010 – The UN Security Council delegation to Sudan concluded their two-day stay in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba with a visit to the Dr. John Garang Unified Memorial Police Training Academy in the nearby…
UNSC: Referenda timeline tight but doable
9 October 2010 -- Both parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) were committed to fully implement the accord in holding peaceful and credible referenda on time, although the established timeline was tight, UN…
Secretary-General’s referenda panel begins first visit
10 October 2010 - Members of the UN Secretary-General's panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan arrived today in Khartoum to begin their first visit to the country. The three-member…
DDR kicks off in Eastern Equatoria
11 October 2010 – The Southern Sudan Disarmament, Demobilisation and Rehabilitation Commission (SSDDRC) and the Integrated UN DDR unit launched the disarmament process for some 2,600 ex-combatants in Eastern Equatoria State…
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10 October - UN Secretary-General’s Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan begins first visit
Members of the United Nations Secretary-General's panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan have arrived today in Khartoum to begin their first visit to the country. The three-member…
Southern women and the referendum
12 October, 2007 – A three-day conference on women and the 2011 referendum was convened today at the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly building in Juba by the Office of the President of the Government of Southern Sudan…
JIUs complete first aid course in Juba
12 October 2010 - Soldiers from the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) graduated today from a four-week first aid and emergency medicare training conducted by UNMIS Bangladesh Medical Team in Central Equatoria State. Some 38…
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09 October - United Nations Security Council Delegates’ Visit to Sudan
Hosting Ambassador Ruhukana Rugunda, the Representative of Uganda, Ambassador Susan Rice, the US Permanent Representative to the UN and Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, the UK Permanent Representative. Read the full transcript
UN referenda panel concludes first visit
15 October 2010 - The two referenda on self-determination in Sudan could still occur on schedule if all parties immediately stepped up efforts to ensure a credible vote, the UN Secretary-General's Panel on the Referenda in…
Wau referendum sub-committee members sworn in
13 October 2010 – Fifteen referendum sub-committee members from the Raja, Wau and Jur River counties in Western Bahr El Ghazal State were sworn in today at a ceremony in the State High Referendum Committee offices in the…
Justice Africa hosts referendum dialogue in Wau
13 October 2010 - A three-day dialogue on Southern Sudan's upcoming referendum and citizens rights brought together some 200 civil society representatives and community leaders in the Western Bahr El-Ghazal State capital of…