News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

3 February 2011 - As part of its efforts to strengthen local police, the UNMIS human rights unit organized a two-day training of trainers workshop in Wau for high- ranking officers of the region. The workshop, which brought together about 40 participants from the four states of Bahr El-Ghazal region…

7 February 2011 – After presenting the final referendum results to President Omar El-Bashir this morning, the national commission tonight announced publicly that the people of Southern Sudan had voted for secession. More than 98 per cent of the eligible voters cast their ballots in favour of the…

7 February 2011 - The UN Secretary-General's panel monitoring Sudan's referenda welcomed today's official announcement on final results of Southern Sudan's referendum, which showed that an overwhelming majority of voters had opted for secession. The referendum's outcome reflected the free will of…

Your Excellency President Omar al Bashir, Your Excellency First Vice-President Salva Kiir, your Excellency SSRC chairman Prof. Mohamed Ibrahim Khelil, distinguished guests. Today is a historic day for Sudan and for Africa, as a day when the spirit of peace prevailed over the spirit of war. Read the…

8 February 2011 – Khartoum State Governor Abdelrahman AlKhedir and UNMIS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) George Charpentier today signed a memorandum to strengthen coordination of development activities in the state. The goal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is…

8 February 2011 – The announcement of the referendum results on 7 February marked the end of an era of war and atrocities and a beginning of freedom, justice and equality, Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit said today in Juba. The Khartoum-based Southern Sudan Referendum…

Uganda was one of eight foreign countries designated for voting in last month's historic Southern Sudan referendum on self-determination. Nearly 99 per cent of the 58,203 ballots cast by Southern Sudanese living overseas backed the region's secession from the rest of the country, and the 12,330…

10 February 2011 – Troops of armed forces and police had been deployed around Malakal, Upper Nile State, to secure peace following two days of fighting between the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs), Governor Simon Kon Pouch said at a press conference on Tuesday. "We have deployed the SPLA (Sudan People…

17 February 2011 – Upper Nile State youth gathered in the state capital Malakal to establish a youth union during a two-day conference that started yesterday. Themed "peace initiative among the communities, unity of youth, democracy and development of the state", the conference was opened by Upper…

On a cool starry night, thousands of people have gathered at Juba's Nyakuron Cultural Centre to attend the sixth annual Miss Malaika New Sudan beauty pageant. Twenty-two young women from the country's 10 southern states stand on stage nervously awaiting the announcement of the winner. In the wee…

Devastated by heavy fighting during Sudan's civil war, Southern Kordofan is gradually transforming itself from an area of humanitarian emergency to one of cautious progress. Gazing around the state capital Kadugli, one is struck by its mushrooming development. A long-distance bus station is…

20 February 2011 – Following a recent outbreak of violence between rival forces in Fangak County, Jonglei State, an UNMIS official has urged the state government to assist the victims and protect civilians from further harm. "There are atrocities committed in Fangak and many civilians have lost…