UNMIS Press Releases

The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme in Sudan, under which 180,000 combatants from the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) are to be demobilised and reintegrated…

10 June 2010 - Sudanese women held earlier today meetings with top United Nations leaders in the country to voice their concerns and provide recommendations to accelerate the implementation of United Nations Security Council…

The newly appointed UNMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Moses Bisong Obi arrived in Sudan on 29 May replacing Lt. Gen. Paban Jung Thapa of Nepal who served the mission for two years. General Obi will head some 10,000 strong…

One Hundred Community Leaders from South Kordofan State meet to discuss DDR and Community Security. Kadugli, 17 May 2010. Today, the Joint DDR Commission (JDDRC) in South Kordofan State in cooperation with the Integrated…

Khartoum, 31 March 2010. " This work requires constant vigilance, diligence and collective action on many fronts. On this International Day, I salute the mine action workers who brave dangerous conditions and risk their lives…

30 March 2010 - Radio Miraya is launching today a drama series called "Tehed Shedjera Ardeb", meaning in simple Arabic "Under the Tamarind Tree." The ten-minute drama episodes, which are written and recorded exclusively for…

Miraya FM is officially launching today its new national and regional programme, in an effort to keep its listeners better informed and closer to the current affairs of Sudan. Three programmes of national stream, namely "…

In a joint effort between the Political Parties Affairs Council (PPAC) and UNMIS Electoral Assistance Division, and in collaboration with the National Elections Commission (NEC) and UNDP, a Workshop on "Building Confidence in…

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General [Political] for Sudan arrives in Khartoum The newly appointed DSRSG for Political Affairs for Sudan Jasbir Singh Lidder of India has arrived in Khartoum yesterday to…

Meeting in Kadugli on 3 November 2009, the DDR Roundtable Partnership acknowledged significant progress since the launch of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) in February this year, under the…