Support to the fight against HIV/AIDS
Abeche, 21 March 2009 – Within the framework of supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS, MINURCAT financed two QIPs (Quick Impact Project) initiated respectively by the "Association tchadienne de marketing social au Tchad (AMASOT)" and the "Club de réflexion et d'Action culturelle de l'Université Adam…
Togolese soldier's remains repatriated to Lomé
N'Djamena, 16 April 2009 --- The remains of the Togolese soldier of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), Moussoukoum Essohanam KEZIE, were received on Tuesday 14 April at the international airport of Gnassingbé Eyadéma in Lomé by the Chief of…
HIV/AIDS - October 2008
The Importance of Counseling and Voluntary Testing . read more in PDF
HIV/AIDS - November 2008
The 20th Anniversary of AIDS World Day will be commemorated on 1 December 2008. read more in PDF
MINURCAT Quick Impact Project delivers radios to Refugees, IDPs and local women
N'Djamena, 5 May 2009 -- Refugee, displaced, and local women are now able to access radio broadcasts through an initiative led by MINURCAT's Civil and Political Affairs Section. With the help of NGO partner Internews, the Quick-Impact Project (QIP) is distributing 432 solar-powered radios to women's…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on eastern Chad
New York, 6 May 2009--The Secretary-General is following developments in eastern Chad with increasing concern. The Secretary-General appeals to all parties to respect the humanitarian character of the operations of the United Nations and NGOs in eastern Chad, and to refrain from deploying forces in…
MINURCAT deploys blue helmets to Koukou Angarana
N'Djamena, 11 May 2009 - The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) has temporarily deployed 120 peacekeepers in the town of Koukou Angarana. The MINURCAT blue helmets will ensure the security of humanitarian personnel, refugees and displaced persons of the region…
Ghanaian contigent joins MINURCAT
N'djamena, 14 May 2009 – A Ghanaian contingent of 131 soldiers has joined the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic known as MINURCAT. The newly arrived Ghanaian peacekeepers are currently in transit and will replace departing troops in the Farchana area of eastern Chad…
A DIS Officer Shot Dead during an Attack on the Goz Amer Station
N'Djamena, 14 May 2009 – The local DIS (Détachement intégré de sécurité) station in Goz Amer, a town near Goz Beida in eastern Chad, was attacked by six unidentified armed men in civilian clothes, on the night of 13 May. A DIS officer was killed and another one suffered light injuries. read more in…
HIV/AIDS - January 2009
VCC scene in HiV/AIDS. read more in PDF
Transfer of Authority between French Troops and Ghanaian Troops in Farchana
Farchana, 15 May 2009--A ceremony for the Transfer of Authority between French troops and Ghanaian troops took place in Farchana on Friday, 15 May 2009. A total of 200 Ghanaians freshly arrived in Chad as part of the UN Force in Chad and Central African Republic took over from a unit of 200 French…
HIV/AIDS - February 2009
Valentine Day . read more in PDF