UNMIS News

After four months of renovation, the previously war-damaged "house of judges" was officially opened by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Malakal, Upper Nile State, on 5 February. The house, to be occupied by Greater…

Bidding farewell to the media on 7 February in Khartoum, outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi called 2010 a crucial year for Sudan and commended the country on developments. "2010 will…

The UN Mine Action Office (UNMAO) had cleared its major routes of landmines or explosive remnants of war (ERW) and was working to rid the country of residual hazards by the middle of next year, a top UN mine action official…

The Dinka and Rezeigat should build up confidence in joint bodies like the police, rather than viewing security forces along tribal lines, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal State Governor Paul Malong said on 24 January. Speaking at the…

Talks, song and a video clip highlighted the role of UNMIS in Sudan as well as the meaning of peace at an all-girls school in north Khartoum on 24 January. "As you can see, I wear a uniform and a blue beret," Lt. Col. Ken…

While encouraging his country's continued unity, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir said recently in Yambio, Western Equatoria State, that he would be the first to support southerners if they voted for secession. Speaking…

After assisting a community near the Central Equatorian town of Yambio to grow bountiful crops, UNMIS' Bangladesh contingent handed the project over to Ikpiro Sub-Parish Women Agriculture Association in a ceremony on 18…

Five Rwandan peacekeepers from the joint African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed in two separate attacks by unidentified gunmen in North Darfur on 4 and 5 December. Two soldiers were killed at the…

Refugee camps in Eastern Sudan were home to 66,000 refugees, who faced difficulties accessing basic services, education and protection, Africa Bureau Director of the UN refugee agency George Okoth-Obbo said in Khartoum on 25…

Brutal attacks on civilians by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Southern Sudan could amount to crimes against humanity", the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report launched on 21…

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…

As voters' registration for the scheduled April 2010 national elections closed on 7 December, citizens throughout Sudan rushed to add their names before the books were officially closed. By the end of the day, a total of more…