UN
United Nations Peacekeeping
| Location |
Chad and the Central African Republic |
| Headquarters |
N'Djamena , Chad (Liaison Office of Bangui , the Central African Republic) |
| Forward HQ |
Abéché, Chad |
| Duration |
September 2007 to present |
| Current authorization |
Established for a period of one year
(Security Council resolution 1861 of 14 January 2009)
Authorized strength (resolution 1861 of 14 January 2009): A maximum of 300 police and 25 military liaison officers, 5,200 military personnel, and an appropriate number of civilian personnel
Strength as of 30 November 2008: 279 total uniformed personnel, including 44 military observers and 235 police officers supported by 307 international civilian personnel , 169 local civilian staff and 89 United Nations Volunteers
Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 October 2008 |
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Contributors of Military Personnel |
Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia Brazil Ecuador Egypt Gabon Gambia Ghana,Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Spain, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Tunisia |
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Contributors of Police Personnel |
Argentina, Benin, Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Egypt, France, Guinea Jordan Madagascar Mali Niger Portugal Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Yemen |
| Fatalities |
2 |
| Financial Aspects |
Method of financing: Assessments in respect of a Special Account Approved budget: 1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009: $315.08 million (A/C.5/62/30) |
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.