Press Releases

Nairobi, 20 July 2009 – Two UN compounds were looted today in Baidoa and Wajid, Somalia. Al Shabaab men entered both compounds and took UN equipment and vehicles. In Baidoa, the looting of all emergency communication…

20 July 2009 -- The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the increasing violence in West Darfur and along the Chad-Sudan borderThe Secretary-General is disturbed by reports that bombs dropped by Chadian aircraft have…

The Secretary-General's report on the Sudan has been released and is to be presented later today to the United Nations Security Council in New York by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Ashraf Qazi…

PDF version The ongoing DDR operation in Sudan has marked yet another milestone, with the 24 March start up of the Reintegration component of the programme in Ed Damazin, Blue Nile State. Reintegration is the last and most…

As part of UNMIS support to the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and in order to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to the civilians in the…

mohammed19@un.org The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers will be marked tomorrow 29 May worldwide, as well as at the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) offices in Sudan. This year's commemorative ceremonies…

SRSG Qazi, on a visit to southern Sudan, expresses concern over the increase in tribal conflict The violent tribal clashes in Upper Nile and Jonglei states in southern Sudan which have left hundreds killed, including many…

While much progress has been made towards the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), many challenges still face its signatories, said the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sudan…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, visited Abyei today for meetings with the local administration officials, UN senior staff members and peace-keepers. "We have learned from the…

The Ceasefire Joint Military Committee (CJMC), the highest military ceasefire mechanism in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), will meet tomorrow 14 July for the 100 th time in Juba. Earlier today, a special ceremony was…