News Focus: Sudan
Residents of Juba, Sudan, register for presidential and parliamentary elections, to be held in April 2010
Latest developments
Joint UN-African Union envoy to Darfur talks peace with armed rebel movements
Outgoing UN envoy urges Sudanese to press ahead in 2010 on critical issues
ICC dismisses charges against Darfurian rebel leader for lack of evidence
UN mission welcomes release of Red Cross worker abducted in eastern Chad
ICC chamber ordered to rule again on genocide charge against Sudanese leader
• Joint AU-UN Road-map for Darfur Political Process
• Final communique of the Tripoli meeting on Darfur
Key resources:
Statements
Secretary-General
· Speeches
· Spokesperson's statements
· Remarks to the press
· Photo story of visit
· Press articles
Envoys
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the UN Mission (UNMIS)
Aid/development
Map of the region
Missions
UN hybrid Mission - UNAMID
Security Council approves creation of a hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force
UN Mission in Sudan - UNMIS
Security Council establishes mission to support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
In little more than three months, elections are scheduled to take place. In just over a year, the two referenda are scheduled, which will determine the future shape of Sudan... It will be the Sudanese people who solve Sudan's problems. But working together, the United Nations and the African Union can provide them with critical assistance on their difficult journey towards lasting peace and prosperity.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks to the Security Council, 21 Dec. '09
