UNMIS Press Releases

The lives of some 120 people affected by leprosy and other disease living in Mayo area in the outskirts of Khartoum are improved by the construction of 10 pit latrines that aim to provide much needed health and hygiene access. More

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The Secretary-General's report on the Sudan has been released and is to be presented later today to the United Nations Security Council in New York by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Ashraf Qazi. In his report, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon notes that the Comprehensive…

PDF version The ongoing DDR operation in Sudan has marked yet another milestone, with the 24 March start up of the Reintegration component of the programme in Ed Damazin, Blue Nile State. Reintegration is the last and most crucial phase of the multi-million dollar scheme in which more than 180,000…

As part of UNMIS support to the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and in order to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to the civilians in the Jonglei State following the recent tribal clashes, about 120 personnel…

mohammed19@un.org The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be marked tomorrow 29 May worldwide, as well as at the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) offices in Sudan. This year's commemorative ceremonies come at a time when the services of United Nations peacekeepers are in…

SRSG Qazi, on a visit to southern Sudan, expresses concern over the increase in tribal conflict The violent tribal clashes in Upper Nile and Jonglei states in southern Sudan which have left hundreds killed, including many women and children, and thousands displaced, are a major cause for concern…

While much progress has been made towards the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), many challenges still face its signatories, said the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, during a day-long visit to Juba on Wednesday 3 rd of June. The…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, visited Abyei today for meetings with the local administration officials, UN senior staff members and peace-keepers. "We have learned from the experience of the past and of what happened last year. Now we are in a better…

The Ceasefire Joint Military Committee (CJMC), the highest military ceasefire mechanism in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), will meet tomorrow 14 July for the 100 th time in Juba. Earlier today, a special ceremony was held in UNMIS Headquarters in Juba to mark the historic occasion, in the…