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.

2007 press releases

31 Dec 2007

2007 press releases

03 November - SRSG for Sudan Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Visits Southern Sudan

23 October - SRSG for Sudan Ashraf Jehangir Qazi Arrives in Sudan

30 September - UNMIS Condemns Attack On AMIS Team Site In Darfur

17 September - Donor Conference Convenes at UNMIS Headquarters in Juba to discuss Southern Sudan Security

30 August - UNMIS Condemns Attack on Wad Banda and Calls on JEM and SLA-Unity to Commit to the Political Process

27 January - The United Nations Mission in Sudan Saddened by the Death of Presidential Advisor Dr. Majzoub Al Khalifa

11 January - Unfounded Allegations of Sexual Abuse Against UNMIS Peacekeepers

28 May - The fifth International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

26 May - UN Unequivocally Condemns Killing of an UNMIS LSP Officer in El Fasher, North Darfur

24 May - The UN Mission in Sudan Rejects Press Attacks Against its Spokesperson

16 April - The UN Mission in Sudan condemns the killing of an AMIS Officer in El Fasher,North Darfur

10 April - The UN Mission in Sudan condemns the attack on AMIS peacekeepers in North Darfur

02 April - The UN Mission in Sudan condemns the killing of AMIS peacekeepers and the attack on an African Union Mission helicopter

07 March - On International Women's Day, the UN calls for redoubled efforts to prevent gender

07 March - UNMIS condemns the killing of two AMIS soldiers in Gereida, South Darfur

20 February - The UN works with the Government of Southern Sudan to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in Southern Sudan

02 February - The UN Condemns the Killing of a Civilian Police Monitor of the African Union Mission in Sudan

29 January - The United Nations in Sudan Launches a Public Information Campaign on Mine Awareness

27 January - The UN strongly condemns the killing of an Indian Peacekeeper in Southern Sudan

11 January - The UN Delivers on its Commitment to Boost AMIS Capabilities, Hands Over First Batch of Equipment to the African Mission

09 January - On the second Anniversary the of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, UNMIS Hails Achievements Made and Calls for Doubled Efforts to Tackle Remaining Challenges