HIV/AIDS

Closure of MINURCAT

MINURCAT completed its mandate on 31 December 2010, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1923 (2010) and at the request of the Chadian Government, which had pledged full responsibility for protecting civilians on its territory. Following its withdrawal, the UN country team and the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) remained in the country to continue to work for the benefit of the Chadian people.

Reporting to the Security Council in December, the Secretary-General said “MINURCAT has been an unusual and unique United Nations peacekeeping operation in that it was devoted solely to contributing to the protection of civilians, without an explicit political mandate. It has gone through the stages of planning, deployment and withdrawal in the short span of less than four years, enduring adversities in each.”

For more on the implementation of the MINURCAT’s mandate, achievements and the lessons learned, please see the Secretary-General’s final report S/2010/611 of 1 December 2010.

HIV/AIDS

In view of Resolution 1778, MINURCAT’s HIV/AIDS Unit was established to support UNAIDS and other actors on HIV/AIDS initiatives in the area of operations, as well as raise awareness and provide educational activities on HIV/AIDS prevention and response within MINURCAT.

Main activities in the HIV/AIDS Unit include supporting HIV/AIDS sensitization projects in the area of operations, supporting access to voluntary testing facilities, and implementing HIV/AIDS-related Quick-Impact Projects for refugees, internally displaced persons, and members of the host population. The Unit is also responsible for the distribution of PEP kits to MINURCAT and other humanitarian workers.

The MINURCAT HIV/AIDS Unit is composed of 2 international staff, 3 national staff, and 1 UN Volunteer. Staff members are deployed in Abeche with travel to the regions in the area of operations.

For more information regarding the HIV/AIDS Unit at MINURCAT, please contact Dr. Maria Rosa Hernandez, Chief HIV/AIDS Officer, [email protected]

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