United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 Security Council Resolution

United Nations Security Council Resolution

A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....

 1922, adopted unanimously on May 12, 2010, after recalling resolutions 1769

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, adopted unanimously on July 31, 2007, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Sudan, the Council established the joint African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur in an attempt to end the violence in Darfur, for an...

 (2007), 1778

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1778

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1778 was unanimously adopted on 25 September 2007.- Resolution :Deeply concerned about the humanitarian threat posed by armed groups on the borders of the Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, the Security Council this morning decided to establish what it called...

 (2007), 1834

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1834

UN Security Council Resolution 1834 was adopted unanimously by the 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council, extending the United Nations mission in Chad and the Central African Republic until March 15, 2009, which was due to expire on September 25, 2008.-Background:The United...

 (2008), 1861

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1861

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1861 was unanimously adopted on 14 January 2009.- Resolution :The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad , to expire on 15 March 2009, until 15 March 2010, at the same time giving...

 (2009) and 1913

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1913

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1913, adopted unanimously on March 12, 2010, after recalling resolutions 1769 , 1778 , 1834 and 1861 , the Council noted that the situation in the region of Darfur, Sudan and Chad and the Central African Republic constituted a threat to international...

 (2010), the Council noted that the situation in the region of Darfur

Darfur

Darfur is a region in western Sudan. An independent sultanate for several hundred years, it was incorporated into Sudan by Anglo-Egyptian forces in 1916. The region is divided into three federal states: West Darfur, South Darfur, and North Darfur...

 in Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

, Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

 and the Central African Republic

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...

 constituted a threat to international peace and security, and therefore extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad

United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad

The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...

 (MINURCAT) for a further two weeks until May 26, 2010, pending further discussions on its future.

Chad had requested that MINURCAT leave as it had not been fully deployed, did not protect civilians or build promised infrastructure projects; the Government of Chad

Government of Chad

The Government of Chad has been ruled and controlled by Idriss Déby and his Patriotic Salvation Movement since December 2, 1990, and officially since February 28, 1991. An amendment to the Constitution of Chad, passed in 2005, allowed Déby to run for his next term which will be his third...

 would then assume primary responsibility for the protection of civilians. The Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...

, in his report on the situation, suggested that the mandate

Mandate (international law)

In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....

 of MINURCAT be extended for an additional year, noting the continued instability in the northeastern part of the Central African Republic bordering Chad and Sudan, and the need to protect refugee

Refugee

A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...

s from the Darfur region of Sudan. In this manner, a phased withdrawal of the United Nations military component could then take place if the Council agreed to his proposals.

See also

• African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
• Central African Republic Bush War
  Central African Republic Bush War
  The Central African Republic Bush War began with the rebellion by the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity rebels, led by Michel Detodia, after the current President of the Central African Republic, François Bozizé, seized power in 2003. However, the real fighting began in 2004. The Civil War may...
  
  
• Civil war in Chad (2005–present)
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
• United Nations Mission in Sudan
  United Nations Mission in Sudan
  The United Nations Mission in the Sudan was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on January 9, 2005 in Nairobi,...
  
  
• War in Darfur
  War in Darfur
  The Darfur Conflict was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in...
  
  

External links

• Text of Resolution at ReliefWeb
  ReliefWeb
  ReliefWeb is an on-line gateway to information on humanitarian emergencies and disasters. An independent vehicle of information, designed specifically to assist the international humanitarian community in effective delivery of emergency assistance, it provides information as events unfold, while...