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.
06 Jun 2011 - 06 June 2011 - Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, the Military Advisor to the United Nations
Headquarters, visited the troubled Sudanese region of Abyei and the other two likely flashpoints
of the country, namely the Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States on 02 and 03 June 2011....
06 Jun 2011 -
UNMIS is deeply concerned about the on-going security situation in Abyei and Southern Kordofan
State, and calls on the parties to prevent any escalation of violence that could lead to new losses
of civilian lives....
22 May 2011 - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is deeply concerned by the heightened violence and
the loss of life in Unity State, resulting from the fighting of the SPLA against militia groups, which
has spread to parts of Warrap State....
22 May 2011 - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is deeply concerned over the troop build-up and reported fighting, including the use of heavy artillery and bombing in the Abyei area....
20 May 2011 - The United Nations Mission In Sudan (UNMIS) strongly condemns the attack against its convoy on 19 May in Abyei. The incident took place at around 18h30 in Dokura, an area controlled by the Southern Sudan Police Services (SSPS), approximately 10 kilometers north of Abyei town....
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