News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

24 November 2010 - The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) delegation to the recently concluded east African leaders meeting in Addis Ababa returned to Juba today with a message to fully implement the country's peace accord. The high-level Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Summit…

25 November 2010 - Over 80 internally displaced persons (IDPs) flew from Khartoum to Juba International Airport today, marking the start of a government-funded repatriation programme that will bring 2,000 Southern Sudanese returnees by air to the greater Equatoria region in coming days. The…

26 November 2010 – Twenty-five junior officers from Malakal Prison today concluded a four-day training course on prisoners' rights, which was organized by UNMIS and funded by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. "This training was held to educate the junior prison officers on the…

1 December 2010 – Access to treatment, care and support are fundamental human rights, was the message of World AIDS Day sent through yesterday's celebrations in Sudan. The theme of 2009 and this year's World AIDS Day was "Universal access and human rights", calling for commitment in HIV prevention…

05 December 2010 – Journalists from various media houses in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and Malakal, Upper Nile State, attended a one-day media training on fair, accurate, impartial reporting that defends public interest today and on 2 December. Participants discussed the Referendum Act, the…

7 December 2010 – UN Volunteers (UNVs) based in Juba, Wau and Khartoum cleaned up university grounds, donated food to an orphanage and renovated hospital rooms on International Volunteer Day (IVD), observed worldwide on 5 December. Students from Juba and Bridge universities joined UNVs in a clean-up…

7 December 2010 – A United Kingdom-based company, TALL Security Group, won the bid to print ballot papers for the region's self-determination vote, the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) said in Khartoum today. Winning the bidding after it re-opened last week, Tall Group offered to produce…

December 10 is celebrated all over the world as "International Human Rights Day" in commemoration of the adoption of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" in 1948. It's a reminder for all nations, large and small, as well as institutions and individuals alike, to reflect on the achievements…

8 December 2010 – The last day of voter registration for Southern Sudan's much anticipated referendum saw lengthy queues in some centres, as last minute returnees from the north and neighbouring countries rushed to meet the deadline. "I live and work in Kampala," said Betty (who provided only one…

10 December 2010 -- International Human Rights Day was observed in Sudan over the past two days with speeches, a symposium on discrimination, a concert and street parades. Dedicated to human rights defenders this year, the day was celebrated under the theme "Speak up and stop discrimination". During…

9 December 2010 - The UN Secretary-General's (UNSG) Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan today welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct as well as timely organization of voter registration for the Southern Sudan referendum. The Panel commended in a statement the performance of the Southern Sudan…

13 December 2010 – Seeking to settle decade-long grievances between mainly farmer and pastoralist tribes, a three-day reconciliation conference was launched today in the village of Kululu, Southern Kordofan State. Four Nuba (mainly farmer) tribes and the Alhamra (Hawazma pastoralists) came together…