Menkerios: No referenda shortcuts should be taken
18 October 2010 - UNMIS respects the decision by Sudan's peace agreement parties to hold the referenda on time, but advises that no shortcuts should be taken in the process, Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Haile Menkerios said at a press conference today. "Decisions made in…
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18 October - The role of UNMIS and the preparation for the referenda
Hosting Mr. Haile Menkerios, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Sudan. Read the full transcript
Upper Nile State referendum sub-committees sworn in
17 October 2010 - Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau (SSRB) Chairman Justice Chan Reec Madut swore in 65 referendum sub-committee members from 13 counties of Upper Nile State today in a ceremony in Malakal hosted by the state's Referendum High Committee. "You are sworn in to undertake an important…
SPLA officers begin child rights workshop
18 October 2010 – Twenty-four child protection officers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) began a five-day workshop today in the Western Bahr El Ghazal state capital of Wau on the rights of children in armed conflict. Organized by Save the Children-UK, the workshop's topics will include…
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19 October - The role of UNMIS and the preparation for the referenda
Hosting Mr. David Gressly, UNMIS Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan. Read the full transcript
Gressly: UN to transport referendum materials, personnel
19 October 2010 - The United Nations would assist the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission deliver some 120 tons of equipment and materials for the referendum over the next 11 weeks, a senior UNMIS official said today in Juba. Speaking at a press conference at the mission's southern headquarters…
Referendum books and training kits arrive in Khartoum
24 October 2010 - Sixty boxes of referendum registration training materials as well as about 500,000 voter registration booklets arrived in Khartoum today, and were handed over to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) for storage until they are used for training of referendum staff. The…
Staff to deploy to Gok Machar referendum base
23 October 2010 – A seven-member UN team will be deployed on 27 October to the referendum support base (RSB) in Gok Machar, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State, to assist with the upcoming self-determination poll in Southern Sudan, scheduled for 9 January 2011. In preparation for their deployment, the…
Referendum materials begin arriving in Malakal
24 October 2010 – The first batch of materials for the Southern Sudan self-determination poll were received by referendum and UN officials today in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal. "We received the office equipment and furniture for the offices of the State Referendum High Committee and the…
UN Day marked in Sudan
25 October 2010 – Commemorating 65 years since the organization's charter came into force, UN Day was celebrated throughout Sudan over the past few days with readings of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message, town cleanups, free medical checkups, art exhibitions and other activities. Government…
Court liaison workshop held in Malakal
26 October 2010 - Ten Southern Sudan Prison Service (SSPS) officers from Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity states completed a two-day workshop in Malakal today on the introduction of court liaison guidelines to criminal justice agencies. The workshop, hosted by UNMIS and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime…
Referendum materials handed over in Khartoum and Juba
30 October 2010 – The international community have handed over voter registration kits, registration training books and other materials to Sudanese referendum authorities in Juba and Khartoum over the past two days. To support voter registration in North Sudan, the UN Integrated Referendum and…