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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Referendum voting begins in Southern Sudan

9 January 2011 9 January 2011 – Legions of voters converged on polling centres across Southern Sudan today to cast their ballots in the region's long-awaited referendum on self-determination.
Southern Kordofan elections kick off

3 May 2011 2 May 2011– Elections in Southern Kordofan kicked off today with no reports of violence that some had feared might occur on the first day.
A long refugee history

27 June 2010 Recognizing people who had been forced to flee their homelands and seek refuge elsewhere, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) rece...
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
Women’s Day celebrated across Sudan

9 March 2011 9 March 2011 - The hundredth anniversary of International Women's Day was celebrated across Sudan on 8 (actual day) and 9 March with ethnic singing and dancing, marches, ceremonies, craft display
SG Panel: Referendum registration encouraging

23 November 2010 22 November - Voter registration for the upcoming referendum on the status of Southern Sudan was encouraging, but low turnout in the north must be addressed, the UN Secretary-General's monitoring
Caught in conflict

14 June 2011 Peter Mokwe was in the wrong place at the wrong time when fighting broke out in Kadugli, Southern Kordofan State, on Monday afternoon.
Educating the electorate

21 December 2010 Local organizations in Southern Sudan have launched education campaigns ahead of what could prove to be the most important vote in the region's history.
Southern Kordofan ready for elections

1 May 2011 29 April 2011 – All was set for the Southern Kordofan elections from 2 to 4 May, and steps had been taken to ensure that they would be smooth and fair, senior election officials said today.
Feeding the people

21 March 2011 Hosting a huge influx of southerners who have returned from the north since Sudan's civil war ended six years ago, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State depends heavily on aid to feed its people.