Closure of UNMIS

UNMIS wound up its operations on 9 July 2011 with the completion of the interim period agreed on by the Government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed on 9 January 2005.

The mission ended its six years of mandated operations the same day South Sudan declared independence, following a CPA-provided referendum on 9 January 2011 that voted overwhelmingly in favour of secession.

In support of the new nation, the Security Council established a successor mission to UNMIS – the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) – on 9 July for an initial period of one year, with the intention to renew for further periods as required.

Pakistanis repair road for IDP convoy

21 Dec 2009

Pakistanis repair road for IDP convoy

In an effort to push forward the return of internally displaced persons from Ed Damazin, to Bonj, Blue Nile State, the Pakistani Engineering Company recently made extensive repairs to a badly deteriorated road in the Kurmuk area.

The 33-member Pakistani team worked for 10 days to strengthen, harden, soil and level the 47-kilometre stretch of road from Kurmuk to Chali, completing the job on 10 December. Previously inaccessible during the rains, the newly renovated road greatly assisted in the movement of a Mabaan IDP convoy in mid-December.

"The road from Kurmuk to Chali had always been a matter of grave concern, as any movement beyond Kurmuk used to be exceptionally difficult," noted Pakistani Engineering Commander Muhammad Anwaar Shaikh as the project terminated. "I am sure this small but significant step towards improvement of infrastructure will ... make a difference."