Sudan: UN embarks on largest-ever delivery of voter registration materials

31 October - The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) are kicking off the largest-ever delivery of materials in the African nation ahead of tomorrow's voter registration exercise.

Nearly 120,000 kilogrammes of materials – including registration kits, forms and training supplies – will be sent to locations identified by the National Elections Commission (NEC).

UNDP is funding the cost of transporting the supplies to Sudan's 25 state capitals, while UNMIS is assisting in sending materials and NEC officers to train staff on the rules and procedures of voter registration in dozens of inaccessible and remote locations in Southern Sudan and Southern Kordofan.

For its part, the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur (Modernghana.com