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.

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Launch of voter registration in Juba

14 November 2010... 12 November 2010 -- The Southern Sudan Referendum Bureau (SSRB) and the Central Equatoria State Referendum High Committee today hosted an event in Juba to publicize the start ...
South Sudan proclaims its independence

10 July 2011 9 July 2011 - In his inaugural speech as the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit today urged South Sudanese to make their cultural and ethnic diversitie
Implementation of Kadugli Agreement to begin immediately

5 May 2011 5 May 2011 - A high-level two-hour meeting held today in the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba to address the security and political situations in Abyei has resolved that impleme
Fighting breaks out in Akobo

15 July 2009 Tribal fighting erupted on 18 April in several villages of Akobo County in Jonglei State, killing at least 195 people and wounding about 70 others, according to local authorities.
UNMIS treats Malakal prison inmates and staff

16 June 2011 15 June 2011 - The UNMIS medical team in Upper Nile State organized a one-day medical camp today at Malakal National Prison, where they treated 121 inmates and 20 prison staff.
Gadissa Waqjira – Meteorologist

1 November 2011 After more than 30 years of experience as an Advanced Meteorological Forecaster in his home country of Ethiopia, Gadissa Abagaro Waqjira joined UNMIS in May 2007 to establish a Meteorological Cell
Abyei citizens presented with radios

3 May 2011 29 April 2011 – Seeking to address a severe lack of information in Abyei and surrounding communities, UNMIS joined with other partners today in equipping area people with radios.
Toiling for gold

30 May 2011 Once a small, dusty village, Miri Barra is now teeming with men and women breaking rocks and sifting dirt through orange-coloured water 20 metres underground.
World Cup in Africa

9 August 2010 The first-ever World Cup football tournament to be held on African soil gripped Sudanese fans of the sport from the moment the inaugural game between South Africa and Mexico kicked off in Johanne
Umberto Bonetti – Civic Voter Education Officer

1 November 2011 "Volunteering became something very important to me ten years ago, when I retired from my job.