The Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly passed on Monday a report by a specialized committee of legal affairs on the establishment of an ad hoc committee for the Southern Sudan referendum. The Committee is tasked with coordinating and facilitating referendum activities and ensuring that the referendum is organized on January 9, 2011 as scheduled.
UNMIS and Norwegian police have started training the second batch of Southern Sudan police in Juba on Monday.The purpose of the training is to prepare Southern Sudan police for the coming referendum exercise.