United Nations Mission in Sudan

United Nations Mission in Sudan
	Rwandan UNMIS troops prepare to board a C-130 at El Fasher, Sudan
Abbreviation	UNMIS
Formation	24 March 2005
Type	Peacekeeping Mission
Legal status	Accomplished
Head	Haile Menkarios
Parent organization	United Nations Security Council
Website	un.org/unmis

The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590^[1] of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005, in Sudan.

UNMIS tasks are to support the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, to perform certain functions relating to humanitarian assistance, protection, promotion of human rights, and to support the African Union Mission in Sudan.^[2] The mandate of UNMIS ended on 9 July 2011; the UNSC officially ended the mission on 11 July 2011, with a drawdown by 31 August 2011. Equipment and personnel will be transferred to UNISFA and UNMISS.^[3]

Its best-known employee was journalist Lubna al-Hussein, who resigned in order to waive her immunity.

^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1590. S/RES/1590(2005) (2005) Retrieved 2008-09-06.
^ "Sudan & South Sudan". United Nations-DPI/NMD - UN News Service Section.
^ F_483. "UN Security Council votes to withdraw peacekeeping force in Sudan - People's Daily Online". english.people.com.cn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[UN_SRES15902005-1] United Nations Security Council Resolution 1590. S/RES/1590(2005) (2005) Retrieved 2008-09-06.

[2] "Sudan & South Sudan". United Nations-DPI/NMD - UN News Service Section.

[3] F_483. "UN Security Council votes to withdraw peacekeeping force in Sudan - People's Daily Online". english.people.com.cn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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