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.
26 August 2010 – Aiming to ease health care delivery during the rainy season, UNICEF handed over four motorboats to Upper Nile State Ministry of Health officials today in Malakal. "UNICEF donated these boats for vaccination…
24 August 2010 – In a bid to enhance human rights in the south, civil society representatives completed a two-day training workshop on that topic today at UNMIS Juba. "We trained local society groups to understand what human…
24 August 2010 - Meeting with Western Bahr El Ghazal State Governor Riziq Zakaria Hassan during a visit to Wau today, UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Sudan Jasbir Singh Lidder said the…
24 August 2010 – The South Sudan Civic Education Organization held a workshop in Juba today to coordinate civic education and fundraising in connection with the referendum scheduled to take place in the country's 10 southern…
23 August 2010 – Members of the 10 state referendum high committees that will help organize the historic January 2011 referendum in Southern Sudan were sworn in today in Juba in the presence of Southern Sudan Referendum…
19 August 2010 -- To ensure the safety of local residences, UNMIS Kenyan High Risk Demining Company (KHRDC) today demolished some 150 unserviceable explosives at Maluil Akong area near Aweil, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State…
18 August 2010 – Recognizing the vital importance of animals to local livelihoods, the UNMIS Indian contingent held free veterinary camps at two locations in Melut County, Upper Nile State, on 17 and 18 August. Responding to…
19 August 2010 – A Southern Sudanese minister called on aid organizations to prepare contingency plans ahead of the January 2011 referendum during a meeting held in Juba today to mark World Humanitarian Day. "Southern Sudan…
20 August 2010 – De-miners in Juba held a half-day open house in the UNMIS compound today to demonstrate their work to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies operating in Central Equatoria State. "So far we…
10 August 2010 – Some 23 health workers graduated in Wau today after a three-month refresher training course, boosting local efforts to improve medical care in Western Bahr El- Ghazal State. During the ceremony held at Mary…
18 August 2010 - Senior prison officers from the 10 Southern Sudanese states are currently taking part in a six-week Critical Incident Management training course at Lologo Prisons Training Centre in Juba. "We are providing…
16 August 2010 - Members of the Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission (SSHRC) elected a nine-member steering committee today to oversee its activities as the region approaches the 2011 self-determination referendum. The…