2. Following the formation of the Government of National Unity and the events following the death of Vice-President John Garang on 30 July 2005, the mission took place at a time when many of the estimated 4 million persons who had been displaced during the armed conflict in the south are hoping to return to their southern homes.
2. Following the formation of the Government of National Unity and the events following the death of Vice-President John Garang on 30 July 2005, the mission took place at a time when many of the estimated 4 million persons who had been displaced during the armed conflict in the south are hoping to return to their southern homes.