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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…
MINURCAT Celebrates the International Day of Peacekeepers
Abeche -- MINURCAT celebrated this year's International Day of Peacekeepers in Abeche, where the mission has established its Force Headquarters. The event was attended at the highest level by the United Nations Special…
MINURCAT Conducts Live MEDEVAC/CASEVAC Exercises in Eastern Chad
The United Nations Mission in Chad and Central African Republic (MINURCAT) successfully conducted a live Medical and Casualty Evacuation (MEDEVAC/CASEVAC) exercise in eastern Chad on 26 and 27 May 2009. The exercise was a…
SPIRALLING VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC’S NORTH EAST
New York/ Bangui 22 June 2009: Dawn attacks on the 21st of June on the town of Birao in the Central African Republic (CAR)'s remote north east have emptied the town of most of its population, left 3 civilians and at least 6…
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Communities in Adre commit to living peacefully
Adre, 30 June 2009 – Two communities in Adre, eastern Chad, have agreed to reconcile and live peacefully together. As part of an Intercommunity Dialogue, launched last month, the Adre local authorities and MINURCAT, the UN…
Communities agree to end disputes
On 30 June, the Intercommunity Dialogue was officially launched in the Assoungha department (30km east of Hadjer-Hadid) in the presence of administrative and traditional authorities. Both community representatives, Massalit…
Inauguration of Norwegian Deployable Hospital
Abeche-- The Norwegian Deployable Hospital will provide Level II medical support to all MINURCAT personnel. read more in PDF
MINURCAT inaugurates a well in Iridimi village
On 10th July, a delegation of 15 senior MINURCAT and UN country team officials, headed by the Deputy Secial Representative of the UN secretary-General (DSRSG) Ms. Rima Salah, travelled to Iridimi village in Iriba to…
MINURCAT DSRSG Salah meets with local leaders in Abéché
Abéché, 3 August -- In a bid to strengthen relations between MINURCAT and local and traditional authorities in Eastern Chad, DSRSG Rima Salah gave a presentation on 3 August of the vision, mission and work of MINURCAT to more…
Peacekeepers from Togo, Poland and Croatia decorated
Abeche, 15 August 2009 ---The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Victor Angelo, presided over two medal parades that took place on 14 and 15 August 2009 to recognize blue helmets from Togo, Poland and…