Southern Kordofan polling ends
4 May 2011 – Polling closed today in Southern Kordofan with a turnout of more than half of registered voters, according to the State Elections High Committee. There was just a trickle of voters going into polling centres on the last day of voting as most people cast their votes during the first two…
Ballot counting starts in Southern Kordofan
5 May 2011 – It was business as usual in Kadugli town this morning, as polling staff began to count ballots for the governor and state assembly elections. Shops and restaurants were open and traffic was busy, with people seemingly going about their day-to-day duties normally. On the outside, it…
Wonduruba Payam finds peace
3 May 2011 – A three-day peace conference in troubled Wonduruba Payam (township) in Central Equatoria State concluded successfully today with adoption of a draft resolution calling on the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) president to decree Wonduruba a county. Present at the conference, which…
Implementation of Kadugli Agreement to begin immediately
5 May 2011 - A high-level two-hour meeting held today in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba to address the security and political situations in Abyei has resolved that implementation of the Kadugli Agreement must begin immediately. The meeting came against a backdrop of deteriorating security in…
Peace above all
A few hours after polling in Southern Kordofan State elections ended, the state capital of Kadugli was peaceful and quiet. Similar conditions were reported in other parts of the state. The atmosphere was a sharp contrast to fears of conflict and violence that some had predicted and even expected…
First midwife day celebrated in Juba
5 May 2011 – Marching around the southern capital of Juba to sensitize people on the role they play in reducing maternal mortality, area midwives celebrated International Day of the Midwife today for the first time. "We have a high rate of women dying in Southern Sudan because of pregnancy and child…
Juba holds citywide cleanup
7 May 2011 – Giving the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba a much-needed facelift, the City Council, in coordination with UNMIS, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations, held a day-long cleaning exercise in the city today. The campaign was aimed at improving health and welfare as well as…
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05 May - SRSG Menkerios meets President Kiir on Abyei
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Peace Actors Forum meets in Malakal
6 May 2011 - To bolster reconciliation and conflict mitigation efforts and rebuild confidence among communities hard hit by rising levels of violence in recent weeks, UNMIS Civil Affairs division hosted a meeting of the Peace Actors Forum today in the Upper Nile State capital of Malakal. Established…
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08 May: Parties commit to withdrawal of unauthorized forces in Abyei and deployment of JIUs
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British education in Juba
"Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow" is the motto guiding students of the recently opened Dr John Garang International School in Juba. A brainchild of the late Dr. John Garang's widow, Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, the school began operations in October 2010 with only five students, but that number has…
Just Give Money to the Poor
In tackling significant development challenges facing Southern Sudan, the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is preparing a mid-term plan in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP). One of its proposals includes "social cash transfers" to the poor. In March 2011, UNDP invited author…