Speeches and Statements

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…

KHARTOUM, 24 March, 2009: Efforts to meet the bulk of immediate needs of civilians in Darfur affected by the recent NGO expulsions are currently being undertaken through a concerted stop-gap drive by the Government of Sudan…

Khartoum 27 March 2009-Senior officers from the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) visited Jonglei State on March 25 to discuss the inter-ethnic violence in Pibor County and environs between March 5 and 13 that resulted…

The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced deep concern about the renewed tribal clashes in Jonglei State, where dozens of people were reportedly killed over the weekend, with many more injured or displaced…

The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) is concerned about the manner in which demolitions have occurred in Juba during the past several months and the lack of alternatives that the Government of Central Equatoria is…

Khartoum, 31 May 2009 - On behalf of the United Nations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan (SRSG), Ashraf Qazi, extends his condolences to both the bereaved family and to the people of Sudan over…

UNMIS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator for Sudan, Ameerah Haq condemns the 12 June attack on a World Food Programme barge convoy carrying humanitarian aid near…

Following the National Elections Commission release of a revised time-frame for the elections to be held in April 2010, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi…

Speech by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan Excellencies, We can congratulate ourselves today for having come a long way together. The ceasefire mechanisms established in the Comprehensive…

Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, expressed his concern over the detention and alleged beating of some prominent…

Today, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special representative for Sudan, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, welcomed the culmination of the voter registration exercise, which was conducted peacefully throughout the country…

Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi today congratulated the National Congress Party (NCP) and…