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N'Djamena , 4 October 2008 -- The top official for the UN peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic has met with UNV volunteers to discuss their growing contribution.The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for the United Nations Mission in the Central African…

UNV volunteers in Chad are spending their spare time helping marginalized communities. The houses of 30 families were destroyed during the February 2008 war between rebels and governmental forces and these families are now forced to live in small makeshift shelters. The majority of the community…

N'Djamana, 15 January 2009 --Chad: With the participation of civil society and the Government, UNV in Chad organized two events in N'Djamena to celebrate the 24th International Volunteer Day (IVD) and promote the spirit of volunteerism especially among youth, who represent almost half of the Chadian…

Abeche, 28 October 2009 – The government of Chad, represented by its Minister for Human Rights, Mr. Abderamane Djasnabaille, organized a two-day regional forum on human rights, from 27 to 28 October, in Abeche. MINURCAT provided support for the organization of the event. The regional forum convenes…

Abeche, 28 October 2009 -- A two-day regional forum to discuss human rights issues ended on 28 October in Abeche, eastern Chad. The forum, organized by the Chadian Ministry of Human Rights and supported by the Human Rights Section of MINURCAT, discussed prevalent human rights issues in eastern and…

Guereda --- On 31 October, the SRSG, Victor Angelo, accompanied by the Polish Commander and the Prefect of Guereda officially inaugurated the water pumps rehabilitated in that town through a Quick Impact Project financed by MINURCAT. The SRSG stated that MINURCAT was proud to lend a helping hand to…

Koukou-Angarana, 14 November 2009 – A ceremony to reconcile communities of displaced persons took place on 14 November 2009 in the twin villages of Tiero and Marena located some 50 km east of Koukou-Angarana near the border between Chad and Sudan. The event is part of the intercommunity dialogue…

Abeche, 19 November 2009 – Cambodian troops arrived on 17 November 2009 in Abeche as part of MNURCAT, the UN Peacekeeping Mission mandated for eastern Chad and northeastern Central African Republic. < >

N'Djamena, 20 November 2009 – It is with deep sorrow that the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) informs of the death of Mr. Ahmed Amine Dabo, Chief of the Code of Conduct and Discipline Unit. Mr. Dabo died following a road accident in N'Djamena on 20 November…

The Prisons Advisory Unit of MINURCAT organized, between 16 and 21 November 2009, a training workshop for prison managers. The workshop, which took place in N'Djamena, drew participants from all over Chad, comprising 40 Heads of prisons, mostly from eastern Chad. The Minister of Justice and the…

Abéché -- The United Nations Volunteers of MINURCAT celebrated on 5 December 2009 their International Day in Abéché on the theme, "Volunteering for our Planet". Prominent among the participants were the highest local authorities, including the Governor and the Sultan of the Ouaddai region, the…

The world observes Human Rights Day every year on 10 December. The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) marked the day this year by organizing a series of activities in eastern Chad, particularly in the towns of Abeche, Iriba, Farchana, Goz-Beida and Guereda…