Referendum voter registration launched in Malakal
13 November 2010 – A ceremony hosted by the Upper Nile State Referendum High Committee set the stage today for the beginning of voter registration on 15 November for the long-awaited Southern Sudan referendum. "Voter registration is considered as an important milestone of the referendum process…
Voter registration to begin across Sudan
14 November, 2010 – Although the process had been delayed and voter information needed wider dissemination, referendum registration would begin tomorrow in North and Southern Sudan, the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) said today in Khartoum. "We are three years behind," SSRC Chairman…
Voters begin registering for Southern Sudan's referendum
15 November 2010 – Marko Bol thought he would never see the day when his fellow Southern Sudanese would register to vote in a referendum to determine their own future as a people and, conceivably, as a country. "I was born during wartime, I grew up during wartime and I didn't think there would be a…
SSRB: Referendum registration on track in Southern Sudan
16 November 2010 – The atmosphere prevailing throughout Sudan's 10 southern states on the first day of voter registration for the region's January 2011 referendum was"orderly and peaceful", according to a top southern official. Speaking at a press conference today in Juba, Southern Sudan Referendum…
Thousands of returnees languishing in Unity State
17 November 2010 – Oil-rich Unity State is one of four southern states expecting to absorb the bulk of internally displaced Southern Sudanese heading home ahead of the January 2011 referendum. Nearly 8,000 returnees had arrived in the state capital of Bentiu by last week, but their homecoming in…
UN referendum panel visits Wau
18 November -- The UN panel monitoring Southern Sudan's referendum would be satisfied with the process if it was carried out peacefully, freely and without intimidation, one of its members said in Wau today. During a meeting with Acting Governor Western Bahr El-Ghazal State Governor Effisio Kon…
SRSG views referendum progress in Malakal
18 November – Whatever the result of the referendum in Southern Sudan, it has to result in a better future for the region, UNMIS Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Haile Menkerios said today in Malakal. The SRSG was visiting the area to familiarize himself with the Greater Upper…
Human rights forum held in Juba
19 November 2010 – A one-day forum on the state of human rights in Southern Sudan found that little or no progress had been achieved in combating some longstanding human rights violations in the region. Organized by the Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission in conjunction with the UNMIS Human…
SG Panel: Referendum registration encouraging
22 November - Voter registration for the upcoming referendum on the status of Southern Sudan was encouraging, but low turnout in the north must be addressed, the UN Secretary-General's monitoring panel said today as it wrapped up a visit to Sudan. Speaking at a Khartoum press conference, Panel Chair…
24 November - The returns to the south and the contingency planning
Hosting Georg Charpentier, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Relief Coordinator in Sudan. Read the full transcript
Resident Coordinator: Over 18,000 returnees in Unity State
24 November - The Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission had reported 18,213 state-organized returns to Unity State, with buses continuing to arrive, a top UNMIS official said today in Khartoum. Speaking at a mission press conference, Georg Charpentier, UN Resident Humanitarian…
Diplomatic security officials visit Malakal
24 September 2010 – UNMIS Malakal security section is hosting a delegation of eight diplomatic security focal points, which is visiting Southern Sudan to assess the political situation at state and county levels. "The political situation of Sudan is very interesting and challenging. On this…