Closure of MINURCAT

MINURCAT completed its mandate on 31 December 2010, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1923 (2010) and at the request of the Chadian Government, which had pledged full responsibility for protecting civilians on its territory. Following its withdrawal, the UN country team and the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) remained in the country to continue to work for the benefit of the Chadian people.

Reporting to the Security Council in December, the Secretary-General said “MINURCAT has been an unusual and unique United Nations peacekeeping operation in that it was devoted solely to contributing to the protection of civilians, without an explicit political mandate. It has gone through the stages of planning, deployment and withdrawal in the short span of less than four years, enduring adversities in each.”

For more on the implementation of the MINURCAT’s mandate, achievements and the lessons learned, please see the Secretary-General’s final report S/2010/611 of 1 December 2010.

MINURCAT Organizes First Medal Parade since Taking over from EUFOR

26 May 2009

MINURCAT Organizes First Medal Parade since Taking over from EUFOR

Abéché -- MINURCAT Force organized on Saturday, 23 May, its first medal parade since taking over from EUFOR on 15 March 2009. A total of 17 soldiers from 11 nationalities received their medal on this day.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Chad and Central African Republic and his Deputy, the Force Commander, and the Police Commissioner, as well as several other UN civilian and military personnel attended the ceremony.

The recipients included three Military Liaison Officers, seven elements of the Core Planning Team, and seven Military Staff Officers from Bangladesh, Brazil, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, and Sweden.

During the ceremony, 19 newly-arrived Italian soldiers of the Level 2 Hospital also re-hatted. Another 56 had already re-hatted on 16 March. A Norwegian Hospital in Abeche is nearing completion, and will replace the Italian hospital by mid-June.

"I wish you all success in your endeavors, and hope that peace and tranquility will shortly return to the Republic of Chad," the Force Commander, Major General, Elhadji Mouhamadou Kandji, said in his opening remarks.

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Closure of MINURCAT

MINURCAT Organizes First Medal Parade since Taking over from EUFOR

MINURCAT Organizes First Medal Parade since Taking over from EUFOR