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.
1 October 2010 - Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir Mayardit has urged the people of Southern Sudan to allow free campaigning for the upcoming referenda in Southern Sudan and Abyei, scheduled for 9…
28 September 2010 – Fifteen Southern Sudan Prison Services (SSPS) officers from the newly introduced Court Liaison Unit completed a two-day training course on court liaison guidelines in Juba. Drawn from Central, Western and…
27 September 2010 – Officers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) begun a four-day training in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba to equip them with the necessary tools to monitor and promote children's rights…
24 September 2010 – Juba-based Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Referendum in Southern Sudan conducted a peaceful procession demanding timely, transparent and credible referenda. Hundreds of citizens took part in…
24 September 2010 – A three-day forum to discuss the role of Upper Nile State counties in Sudan's upcoming referenda ended on 24 September in Malakal with commissioners pledging support to a peaceful and credible process. In…
22 September 2010 – The referendum is a nationally owned process, to which the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) provides logistics assistance and technical advice but no monitoring, the head of the UN Integrated Referendum and…
This year's UN International Peace Day celebrations occurred in various corners of Sudan and spotlighted the self-determination referenda scheduled to take place in January 2011 in Southern Sudan and Abyei. This year's…
15 September 2010 - The newly created Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Environment hosted a two-day public consultative workshop for stakeholders to review the Environmental Policy and Protection Bill 2010. The…
13 September 2010 – Officers from the Southern Sudan Police Service (SSPS) have arrived in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba for the start of a five-day course to teach prospective trainers about security issues related…
13 September 2010 – For the second consecutive year, UNMIS staff members participated in a half-marathon race between the towns of Agok and Abyei last Saturday to raise funds for homeless children in both communities…
9 September 2010 – UNMIS Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan David Gressly ended a two-day visit to Warrap and Western Bahr El-Ghazal states by inaugurating the peacekeeping mission's Warrap office in the state capital of…
8 September 2010 – In a bid to improve respect for human rights in Southern Sudan, the UNMIS human rights office held a two-day workshop in Juba for senior officials of the regional government, the Southern Sudan Police…