Press Statements

  • 22 July - Qazi welcomes the PCA award on Abyei
    11 Jan 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Sudan Ashraf Qazi congratulated the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for completing the Abyei Arbitration process in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, noting that their commitment to uphold the...
  • 25 January - UNMIS is not evacuating staff members
    11 Jan 2010 - The UN Mission in Sudan is disappointed that some Sudanese daily newspapers on Sunday reported that the Mission intends to evacuate international and national staff members in reaction to a possible decision from the International Criminal Court. These reports are inaccurate...
  • 19 February - The death of the Sudanese novelist, Al-Tayeb Saleh
    11 Jan 2010 - UNMIS SRSG expresses condolences on the death of the Sudanese novelist, Al-Tayeb Saleh The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today expressed his deep sorrow over the death of Sudan's foremost novelist Al-Tayeb Saleh. Mr. Saleh...
  • 24 February - Situation in Malakal
    11 Jan 2010 - Khartoum, 24 February 2009. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today expressed his deep concern about the security situation in Malakal area where armed confrontations erupted this morning. Mr Qazi called on all parties to cease the...
  • 01 March - UNMIS strongly protests today’s Al-Raed report headlined
    11 Jan 2010 - Khartoum, 01 March 2009. UNMIS strongly protests today's Al-Raed report headlined "Qazi admits UNMIS provided information to the ICC about Sudan". The report is a complete fabrication. The Al-Raed report is a distortion of a recently published Egyptian magazine article entitled...
  • 04 March - The ICC has today issued a warrant for the arrest of President Al-Bashir of Sudan
    11 Jan 2010 - The International Criminal Court has today issued a warrant for the arrest of President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, for his alleged responsibility for crimes committed in Darfur. The Secretary-General recognizes the authority of the...
  • 12 March - The withdrawal of the final remaining SAF and SPLA forces from the Abyei Roadmap Area
    11 Jan 2010 - The Special Representative Secretary General for Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today welcomed the withdrawal of the final remaining SAF and SPLA forces from the Abyei Roadmap Area. With this move, the parties have left the local Joint Integrated Units as the only military force...
  • 24 March - The Darfur Joint Assessement
    11 Jan 2010 - KHARTOUM, 24 March, 2009: Efforts to meet the bulk of immediate needs of civilians in Darfur affected by the recent NGO expulsions are currently being undertaken through a concerted stop-gap drive by the Government of Sudan (GoS), UN agencies, and the NGOs, Ameerah Haq, the UN...
  • 27 March - Press Statement on the inter-ethnic violence in Pibor county (Jonglei State)
    11 Jan 2010 - Khartoum 27 March 2009-Senior officers from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) visited Jonglei State on March 25 to discuss the inter-ethnic violence in Pibor County and environs between March 5 and 13 that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people and the...
  • 22 April - UNMIS deeply concerned about the renewed tribal clashes in Jonglei State
    11 Jan 2010 - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced deep concern about the renewed tribal clashes in Jonglei State, where dozens of people were reportedly killed over the weekend, with many more injured or displaced. UNMIS reiterates its call on all parties to refrain...

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