Closure of UNMIS

UNMIS wound up its operations on 9 July 2011 with the completion of the interim period agreed on by the Government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed on 9 January 2005.

The mission ended its six years of mandated operations the same day South Sudan declared independence, following a CPA-provided referendum on 9 January 2011 that voted overwhelmingly in favour of secession.

In support of the new nation, the Security Council established a successor mission to UNMIS – the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) – on 9 July for an initial period of one year, with the intention to renew for further periods as required.

Bangladeshis donate musical instruments to Juba university

10 Mar 2010

Bangladeshis donate musical instruments to Juba university

Continuing to support education in the southern capital, the UNMIS Bangladesh Contingent donated musical instruments to the University of Juba College of Arts, Music and Drama on 25 February.

In addition to the musical instruments, which included violins, harmonicas and lutes, the contingent donated two laptops and books on the history and culture of Bangladesh.

"We have been eager to cooperate with institutions of higher education like the University of Juba," said Juba Area Commander Col. Md. Sanaul Haque.

Funds for the donations came from the contingents' own resources.

Juba University Vice Chancellor Aggery Abate expressed his gratitude, stating, "These musical instruments will go a long way in enhancing the activities of our College of Arts, Music and Drama."

The University of Juba, then comprising only 800 students and about 130 staff, transferred to Khartoum in 1989 when the north-south war intensified.

Today, the numbers have grown to approximately 35,000 students and 800 staff. Efforts are underway to relocate the university's headquarters from Khartoum to Juba.