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…
GoSS delegation returns from IGAD Summit
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…
Greater Equatoria returnees land at Juba Airport
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…
Officers learn prisoners’ rights in Malakal
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…
Persons living with HIV speak out on World AIDS Day
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…
Referendum media coverage training held in Khartoum and Malakal
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…
Volunteer Day marked by clean-up and renovation
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…
UK company to print referendum ballots
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…
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8 Dec.UNMIS celebrates International Human Rights Day under the slogan“Speak up-Stop Discrimination”
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…
Long lines as referendum registration ends
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…
Human Rights Day marked in Sudan
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…
UNSG Panel lauds referendum voter registration
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…