Press Releases

N'Djamena, 8 April 2009 – MINURCAT witnessed with dismay, the recent tragic events of 7 April at the Abeche military camp in eastern Chad. A French soldier of the EUFOR military operation killed two of his cohorts as well as…

N'Djamena, 27 January 2009 – The United Nations Mission in Central African and Chad (MINURCAT) successively hosted military teams from Togo and Ghana. The two countries have expressed a willingness to contribute military…

20 September - UNMIS Observes the International Day of Peace 09 September - SRSG Ashraf Qazi commends DDR progress 28 May - UN Peacekeepers Day 01 May - Security Council extends UNMIS mandate 20 April - Census coverage on…

N'Djamena, 7 October 2008 – The First Lady of the Republic of Chad, Mrs. Hinda Deby Itno, took part on 6 October 2008 in the opening ceremony of a three-day workshop organized by the United Nations Mission in Central African…

N'Djamena, 15 August 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African and Chad (MINURCAT) and members of the humanitarian community represented by international NGOs present in Chad, met in N'Djamena today in a bid to…

N'Djamena, Chad, 5 May 2008 – Security is prevailing in southern Chad despite an influx of refugees from neighboring Central African Republic, according to local authorities in Gore, a small town located near the border…

N'Djamena, Chad, 9 April 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) initiated on 9 April 2008 the training of Chadian commanders as part of the Détachement intégré de sécurité (DIS). The…

N'Djamena, Chad, 28 March 2008 – The Special Representative of Secretary-General in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, traveled to Bangui on 27 March 2008 to meet with President François Bozizé and his Prime Minister, Mr. Faustin…

N'Djamena, Chad, 20 March 2008 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, visited the Central African Republic on 19-20 March 2008, and met with the authorities of the country as…

N'Djamena, Chad, 25 January 2008 – The Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno, undertook an official visit to Chad on 25 January 2008. read more in PDF format