Speeches and Statements

On behalf of the United Nations Deputy Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator for Southern Sudan, please find below a press statement on the successful rescue of abducted children in Jonglei State The UN Deputy Resident and…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan Ashraf Jehangir Qaazi on the killing of UNMIS Deputy Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmed Muinuddin in Pakistan. Special Representative of the…

UNMIS welcomed today the approval by the government of Sudan to establish a United Nations Resident Coordinator Support Office in Muglad (Southern Kordofan State). The United Nations Resident Coordinator Support Office in…

UNMIS welcomes the reported decision by President Omar Al-Bashir to lift censorship on Sudanese newspapers with immediate effect. This decision will advance the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and is…

The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) strongly condemns the attack on the residents of Duk Padiet village in Jonglei State that took place on the morning of Sunday, September 20. This latest loss of life comes on the…

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Sudan Ashraf Qazi congratulated the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for completing the Abyei Arbitration process in the Permanent Court of…

The UN Mission in Sudan is disappointed that some Sudanese daily newspapers on Sunday reported that the Mission intends to evacuate international and national staff members in reaction to a possible decision from the…

UNMIS SRSG expresses condolences on the death of the Sudanese novelist, Al-Tayeb Saleh The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today expressed his deep sorrow over the death of…

Khartoum, 24 February 2009. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today expressed his deep concern about the security situation in Malakal area where armed confrontations erupted this…

Khartoum, 01 March 2009. UNMIS strongly protests today's Al-Raed report headlined "Qazi admits UNMIS provided information to the ICC about Sudan". The report is a complete fabrication. The Al-Raed report is a distortion of a…

The International Criminal Court has today issued a warrant for the arrest of President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of Sudan, for his alleged responsibility for crimes committed in Darfur. The Secretary…

The Special Representative Secretary General for Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, today welcomed the withdrawal of the final remaining SAF and SPLA forces from the Abyei Roadmap Area. With this move, the parties have left the…