Security Council resolution 1834 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)]
Symbol: S/RES/1834(2008)
Date: 2008-09-24
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/63 [163] CHAD SITUATION
S/63 [162] UN MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AND CHAD
S/63 [181] CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION
Subjects: UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad|EUFOR Chad/Central African Republic|European Union|SPECIAL MISSIONS|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|INTERNAL SECURITY|CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC|CHAD|REGIONAL SECURITY|CENTRAL AFRICA|DISPLACED PERSONS|REFUGEES|REPATRIATION|TRUST FUNDS|MILITARY PERSONNEL|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|LOGISTICS|POLICE|TRAINING PROGRAMMES
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: BURKINA FASO
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COSTA RICA
vote: yes
country: CROATIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
vote: yes
country: PANAMA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VIET NAM
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1834 (2008)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              24 September 2008




               Resolution 1834 (2008)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5981st meeting, on
               24 September 2008

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its president concerning Chad,
               the Central African Republic and the subregion, including resolution 1778 (2007)
               and its resolutions 1769 (2007) and 1828 (2008),
                     Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and
               political independence of Chad and the Central African Republic, and to the cause
               of peace in the region,
                     Reiterating its concern at the humanitarian and security repercussions in
               eastern Chad and the north-eastern Central African Republic of the ongoing violence
               in Darfur,
                     Deeply concerned at the activities of armed groups and other attacks in eastern
               Chad, the north-eastern Central African Republic and western Sudan which threaten
               the security of the civilian population, the conduct of humanitarian operations in
               those areas and the stability of those countries, and which result in serious
               violations of human rights and international humanitarian law,
                     Stressing that a proper settlement of the Darfur issue and an improvement of
               relations between Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic will contribute to
               long-term peace and stability in the region,
                    Reiterating its full support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and of the
               African Union, through their joint Chief Mediator Mr. Djibril Yipéné Bassolé, to
               revive the peace process begun by the Darfur Peace Agreement, consolidate the
               ceasefire and reinforce the peacekeeping presence in Darfur,
                     Reaffirming that any attempt at destabilization through violent means or
               seizing power by force is unacceptable,
                    Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and
               security, 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations
               personnel, and 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict,
                    Reaffirming its resolution 1612 (2005) on children in armed conflict, taking
               note of the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict in Chad


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               (S/2008/532) and the recommendations therein, and recalling the conclusions
               regarding Chad adopted by its Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
               (S/AC.51/2007/16),
                     Recognizing that the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic
               bear primary responsibility for ensuring the security of civilians in their territories,
                    Bearing in mind the Convention relating to the Status of refugees of 28 July
               1951 and its additional protocol of 16 December 1966, along with the 1969
               Convention of the Organization of African Unity governing the specific aspects of
               refugee problems in Africa,
                     Emphasizing the need to respect international refugee law, preserve the
               civilian and humanitarian nature of the refugee camps and internally displaced
               persons sites and prevent any recruitment of individuals, including children, which
               might be carried out in or around the camps by armed groups,
                     Welcoming the deployment by the European Union of its operation in eastern
               Chad and Central African Republic (EUFOR Chad/CAR), noting that the European
               Union declared the initial operational capacity of the operation on 15 March 2008,
               and recalling that according to resolution 1778 the mandate of EUFOR Chad/CAR
               therefore runs until 15 March 2009,
                     Welcoming the selection and training by MINURCAT of the first group of
               police and gendarmerie officers of the Détachement Intégré de Sécurité (DIS,
               previously referred to as Police Tchadienne pour la Protection Humanitaire), and
               stressing the need to expedite the deployment of the DIS,
                    Having examined the report of the Secretary-General (S/2008/601) of
               12 September 2008 and its recommendations on the arrangements for following up
               EUFOR Chad/CAR at the end of its mandate,
                    Determining that the situation in the region of the border between the Sudan,
               Chad and the Central African Republic constitutes a threat to international peace and
               security,
                     1.    Decides to extend until 15 March 2009 the mandate of the
               United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT), as
               set out in resolution 1778;
                    2.    Calls on the Secretary-General to complete MINURCAT’s deployment as
               soon as possible, and the Government of Chad, with the support of MINURCAT
               according to its mandate, to carry out the full deployment of the DIS expeditiously;
                     3.   Invites donors to continue to contribute to the MINURCAT trust fund,
               established to support the DIS;
                     4.   Expresses its intention to extend beyond the date referred to in paragraph 1
               the multidimensional presence established in Chad and the Central African Republic
               to help create the security conditions conducive to a voluntary, secure and
               sustainable return of refugees and displaced persons and, to this end, expresses its
               intention to authorize the deployment of a United Nations military component to
               follow up EUFOR Chad/CAR in both Chad and the Central African Republic, taking
               fully into account the recommendations contained within the Secretary-General’s
               report referred to in paragraph 8 and in consultation with the Governments of these
               countries;


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                5.    Requests the Secretary-General, in close cooperation with the European
           Union, to continue planning and initiate the force generation and logistical,
           administrative, financial and other necessary arrangements with a view to a transfer
           of authority, including in the north-eastern Central African Republic, between
           EUFOR and the United Nations military component referred to in paragraph 4 on
           15 March 2009, subject to a new decision of the Security Council;
                 6.    Encourages the Governments of Chad and the Central African Republic
           to continue to cooperate with the United Nations and the European Union to
           facilitate the smooth transition from EUFOR to the United Nations military
           component;
                 7.    Encourages troop-contributing countries to pledge the necessary force
           requirements and in particular the helicopters, reconnaissance units, engineers,
           logistics and medical facilities;
                8.    Requests the Secretary-General to submit a new report by 15 November
           2008 on the progress towards the full deployment of MINURCAT and the DIS and
           on updating the planning and conducting preparations referred to in paragraph 4 and
           5, including options on the size, structure and mandate of the proposed United
           Nations military presence in the north-eastern Central African Republic to take over
           EUFOR’s presence;
                 9.    Requests him to also continue to report regularly, and at least every three
           months, on the security and humanitarian situation, including movements of
           refugees and internally displaced persons, in eastern Chad, the north-eastern Central
           African Republic and the region, on progress towards the objective of helping to
           create the security conditions conducive to a voluntary, secure and sustainable
           return of refugees and displaced persons and on the implementation of the mandate
           of MINURCAT;
                10. Expresses its intention to adopt the decision referred to in paragraphs 4
           and 5 by 15 December 2008;
                11. Encourages the respective Governments of the Sudan, Chad and the
           Central African Republic to ensure that their territories are not used to undermine
           the sovereignty of others, to cooperate actively with a view to implementing the
           Dakar Accord of 13 March 2008 and previous agreements, and to cooperate with a
           view to putting an end to the activities of armed groups in the region and their
           attempts to seize power by force, looks forward to the implementation of the
           commitment of Sudan and Chad to restore diplomatic ties with a view to fully
           normalizing their relations, and welcomes the role played in particular by the
           regional Contact Group, the Governments of Libya and the Republic of Congo as
           African co-mediators, as well as the African Union and the United Nations,
           including through the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, head of
           MINURCAT, in support of the Dakar process;
                 12. Demands that armed groups cease violence immediately and urges all
           parties in Chad and the Central African Republic, respectively, to respect and
           implement the Sirte agreement of 25 October 2007 and the comprehensive peace
           agreement signed in Libreville on 21 June 2008;
                13. Encourages the authorities and political stakeholders in Chad and the
           Central African Republic to continue to pursue their efforts of national dialogue,



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               with respect for the constitutional frameworks, notes the positive efforts by the
               Government of Gabon to support a national dialogue in the Central African
               Republic, emphasizes also the importance of the political agreement for the
               reinforcement of the democratic process signed in Ndjamena on 13 August 2007 and
               encourages the parties to proceed with its implementation;
                    14.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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