Indians treat victims of fighting in Malakal
5 February 2011 – In the aftermath of fighting over the past two days in Malakal, UNMIS Indian hospital medically evacuated 11 of the 50 wounded by helicopter today to Khartoum. One of the evacuees was Sgt. Maj. Paul Mirowe…
Bahr El-Ghazal police trained in international human rights
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…
Southern Sudan votes for secession
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…
SG panel welcomes referendum announcement
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…
07 Feb.- SRSG Statement on the occasion of the official announcement of the Referendum results
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…
Khartoum governor, UN sign memorandum to coordinate development
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…
Kiir urges southerners to focus on nation building
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…
‘I will march straight home’
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…
Calm resumes in Malakal
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…
Youth conference held in Malakal
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…
A Cultural Revival
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…
A guarded leap forward
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…