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N'Djamena, Chad, 7 March 2008 – Mr. Victor Angelo, the newly-appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), arrived in N'Djamena on 7 March 2008. The SRSG was greeted at the airport by Mr…

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 well as with representatives of the five Permanent members of the Security…

N'Djamena, Chad, 21 March 2008 – The United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) and Chadian authorities co-signed today, 21 March 2008, the Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA) establishing the legal principles which will guide the Mission's work in the country. The UN was…

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-Archange Touadéra.

N 'Djamena, Chad, 28 March 2008 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in Chad, Mr. Victor Angelo, today held his first press conference since his arrival in the country on 7 March 2008. Mr. Angelo was accompanied by the Force Commander of the European Force (EUFOR), Brigadier…

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 ceremony took place at the Academy of the Gendarmerie in the presence of…

N'Djamena, Chad, 3 May 2008 – Six Cabinet members of the Central African Republic and two high level UN representatives visited Birao, the capital of the Vakaga region, on 3 May, 2008, to assess the security situation on the ground and to get a better understanding of the activities of the European…

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 between Central African Republic and Cameroon. read more in PDF format

N'Djamena, 15 August 2008 – Major-General Gerardo Christian Chaumont of Argentina assumes his duties today as Chief of the Police of the United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT). He succeeds Acting Police Commissioner, Antero Lopes, from Portugal, who left the Mission…

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 exchange information in areas of common interest. read more in PDF format

N'Djamena, 25 August 2008 – The Chadian Minister for Human Rights and Protection of Liberties and Ms. Rima Salah, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) in Central African Republic and Chad, completed a three-day mission to eastern Chad on 22-24 August. The scope of the…

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 Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) with a focus on gender-based violence as…