United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
José Victor da Silva Angelo | |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
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Website | un.org/minurcat |
The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic[2]
The mission comes as a response to the dire situation of an estimated 230,000
This followed on from a resolution in July 2007 sending
Although the
MINURCAT's mandate officially ended on December 31, 2010.[7]
Strength
Military personnel
As of 2010, there were 5,200 military personnel and 27 military liaison officers from Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Mali, Mongolia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Togo, Tunisia and United States.[8]
Police personnel
As of 2010, there were 300 police officers from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Finland, France, Guinea, Jordan, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Turkey and Yemen.[8]
European Union mission
The
- Albania – 63 troops from Commando Regiment [10]
- France – half of the full contingent[11]
- Ireland – 411 troops[12]
- Poland – 350 troops[13]
- Sweden – 200 troops[14]
- Austria – 160 troops[15]
- Romania – 120 troops[13]
- Belgium – 100 troops[16][17]
- Spain – 80 troops[18]
- Finland – 40 troops[19]
- Netherlands – 60 Marines[20]
According to the Brussels-based news agency “Panapress”,[17] a number of non-EU countries also expressed interest in providing logistic or personnel support to the EUFOR mission.
Their mandate included “to take all necessary measures, within its capabilities and its area of operation in eastern Chad and the north-eastern Central African Republic”[2] to protect civilians, facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid, and ensure the safety of UN personnel. The EU operation commander, General Patrick Nash, announced on 5 November[21] that this force will be 3,700 troops strong. The military operation was approved by the Council of the European Union on 15 October.[9]
References
- ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1913 S-RES-1913(2010) on 12 March 2010.
- ^ a b United Nations Security Council Resolution 1778. S/RES/1778(2007) page 3. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769. S/RES/1769(2007) 31 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1706. S/RES/1706(2006) 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ United Nations Security Council Document 488. S/2007/488 (2007) Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ United Nations Security Council Document 560. S/2007/560 21 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ "La mission de l'ONU quitte officiellement le pays sur un bilan mitigé". France 24 (in French). 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ a b "MINURCAT Facts and Figures - United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad". peacekeeping.un.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ a b UN monitoring website HDPT Central African Republic Archived 2007-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 14 November 2007
- ^ Albanian MoD website, accessed 22 February 2010
- ^ Associated Press, accessed 17 October 2007 Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Overseas Deployments".
- ^ a b Panapress, accessed 13 November 2007
- ^ Reuters, accessed 18 October 2007
- ^ IHT, accessed 6 November 2007
- ^ Associated Press - no numbers specified, accessed 14 November 2007 Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Panapress - specifying 100 troops, accessed 13 November 2007
- ^ El Pais, accessed 6 November 2007
- ^ Finnish News Agency, accessed 5 October 2007
- ^ Reuters, accessed 2 November 2007
- ^ The Times article on 4,300 troop deployment instead of 3,000 Archived 2008-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 14 November 2007
External links
- 2013-2014 Central African Republic Crisis Overview
- HDPT - United Nations website monitoring detailed progress of EUFOR TCHAD/RCA and MINURCAT
- MINURCAT website
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Study on MINURCAT and EUFOR TCHAD/RCA
- EUFOR TCHAD/RCA website
- Security Council authorizes establishment of ‘Multidimensional Presence’ in Chad, Central African Republic, unanimously adopting Resolution 1778 (2007) UN News Centre