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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 come at a time when the services of United Nations peacekeepers are in…

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 women and children, and thousands displaced, are a major cause for concern…

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, Ashraf Qazi, during a day-long visit to Juba on Wednesday 3 rd of June. The…

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 experience of the past and of what happened last year. Now we are in a better…

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 held in UNMIS Headquarters in Juba to mark the historic occasion, in the…

Hosting SRSG, Ashraf Qazi Read the full transcript

Hosting UNMIS Regional Coordinator for Southern Sudan, David Gressly Read the full transcript

15 July 2009 - Welcoming the Afghan-led preparations for upcoming presidential and provincial council elections, the Security Council stressed this morning that it was important that they be free, fair, transparent, credible, secure and inclusive. Full statement

Communiqué of the Technical/Experts and Ambassadorial Meeting on Capacity Building Support to Somalia.

Nairobi, 13 July 2009 – The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has expressed the hope that gains made by the Somali Security forces over the weekend will allow some stability to return to Mogadishu and its residents to return to live normal lives. The SRSG said the recent…