The United Nation Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) concluded its mandate on 9 July 2011, coinciding with South Sudan’s independence, transitioning to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support the new nation’s stability and development.
14 December 2010 – To widen their skills and knowledge as they prepare to re-enter civilian life, some 150 ex-combatants began a three-week reintegration workshop today in the Western Bahr El Ghazal State capital of Wau…
9 December 2010 - Warrap State Governor Nyandeng Malek called on the UN and government to assist returnees arriving daily in her state from the north. Speaking at an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers, Governor…
13 December 2010 – Seeking to settle decade-long grievances between mainly farmer and pastoralist tribes, a three-day reconciliation conference was launched today in the village of Kululu, Southern Kordofan State. Four Nuba…
9 December 2010 - The UN Secretary-General's (UNSG) Panel on the Referenda in the Sudan today welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct as well as timely organization of voter registration for the Southern Sudan referendum…
10 December 2010 -- International Human Rights Day was observed in Sudan over the past two days with speeches, a symposium on discrimination, a concert and street parades. Dedicated to human rights defenders this year, the…
8 December 2010 – The last day of voter registration for Southern Sudan's much anticipated referendum saw lengthy queues in some centres, as last minute returnees from the north and neighbouring countries rushed to meet the…
7 December 2010 – A United Kingdom-based company, TALL Security Group, won the bid to print ballot papers for the region's self-determination vote, the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) said in Khartoum today…
7 December 2010 – UN Volunteers (UNVs) based in Juba, Wau and Khartoum cleaned up university grounds, donated food to an orphanage and renovated hospital rooms on International Volunteer Day (IVD), observed worldwide on 5…
05 December 2010 – Journalists from various media houses in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and Malakal, Upper Nile State, attended a one-day media training on fair, accurate, impartial reporting that defends public interest…
1 December 2010 – Access to treatment, care and support are fundamental human rights, was the message of World AIDS Day sent through yesterday's celebrations in Sudan. The theme of 2009 and this year's World AIDS Day was…
26 November 2010 – Twenty-five junior officers from Malakal Prison today concluded a four-day training course on prisoners' rights, which was organized by UNMIS and funded by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for…
25 November 2010 - Over 80 internally displaced persons (IDPs) flew from Khartoum to Juba International Airport today, marking the start of a government-funded repatriation programme that will bring 2,000 Southern Sudanese…