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.

The Security Council decided to withdraw UNMIS effective 11 July 2011 and requests the Secretary-General to transfer appropriate staff, equipment, supplies and other assets from UNMIS to the new UN peacekeeping– UNMISS and UNISFA [S/RES/1997(2011)]

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Closure of UNMIS

The Security Council decided to withdraw UNMIS effective 11 July 2011 and requests the Secretary-General to transfer appropriate staff, equipment, supplies and other assets from UNMIS to the new UN peacekeeping– UNMISS and UNISFA [S/RES/1997(2011)]