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 convoy attacked in eastern Chad

15 Jan 2010

MINURCAT convoy attacked in eastern Chad

N'Djamena, 20 December 2009 – A MINURCAT logistics convoy composed of three civilian vehicles was attacked this morning by four (4) plain clothed unidentified armed men along the road from Goz Beida to Koukou Angarana in southeastern Chad. The assailants commandeered one of the vehicles at gunpoint and fled the scene. A Détachement Intégré de Sécurité (DIS) escort accompanying the convoy pursued the bandits and recovered the
stolen vehicle. During the ensuing exchange of gunfire, one DIS officer was injured. >

PR-20-12-2009.pdf

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Closure of MINURCAT

MINURCAT convoy attacked in eastern Chad

MINURCAT convoy attacked in eastern Chad