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December 10 is celebrated all over the world as "International Human Rights Day" in commemoration of the adoption of the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" in 1948. It's a reminder for all nations, large and small, as…

Members of the United Nations Secretary-General's panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan have arrived today in Khartoum to begin their first visit to the country. The three-member…

Khartoum, 19 July. UNMIS held today its initial introductory meeting with the recently formed Southern Sudan Referendum Commission as a whole at the Mission's Headquarters in Khartoum. The meeting was attended by the…

The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme in Sudan, under which 180,000 combatants from the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA) are to be demobilised and reintegrated…

10 June 2010 - Sudanese women held earlier today meetings with top United Nations leaders in the country to voice their concerns and provide recommendations to accelerate the implementation of United Nations Security Council…

The newly appointed UNMIS Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Moses Bisong Obi arrived in Sudan on 29 May replacing Lt. Gen. Paban Jung Thapa of Nepal who served the mission for two years. General Obi will head some 10,000 strong…

One Hundred Community Leaders from South Kordofan State meet to discuss DDR and Community Security. Kadugli, 17 May 2010. Today, the Joint DDR Commission (JDDRC) in South Kordofan State in cooperation with the Integrated…

N'Djamena, 23 April 2010 – Following earlier consultations, Representatives from the Government of Chad and from the United Nations Secretariat on 23 March 2010, initiated a third round of talks regarding the mandate and the…