UN Security Council Resolution 1834 was adopted unanimously by the 15 member states of the

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, extending the

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mission in

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and the

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(

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) until March 15, 2009, which was due to expire on September 25, 2008.

Background

The United Nations mission in Chad and the Central African Republic,

(United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad), was established in the

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on September 25, 2007, which would leave a multidimensional force in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) to help create security conductive to a voluntary and sustainable return of

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s. The mission was created due to an estimated 230,000 refugees fleeing

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into eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR. Continued cross border assaults from Sudanese rebels have endangered refugees and local residents alike. The same resolution also authorized a

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military deployment to support MINURCAT’s activities for one year, acting under Chapter VII of the

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. Before the vote, the Security Council held several meetings to discuss the resolution that would extend the United Nations mission in the region and have the United Nations take over the

led military force ( EUFOR).

5981st Security Council meeting

The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council convened at the United Nations headquarters in

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on September 24, 2008 to discuss extending the mandate on the mission to Chad and the Central African Republic, which was due to expire the next day. The meeting was called to order at 3:15 PM, with the

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, introducing

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the representative of Chad who had been invited to sit in on the meeting. Members were given document S/2008/616, which contained the text of a draft resolution submitted by

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, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and the

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. Members of the Council also were given document S/2008/601 and Addendum 1, which contained the report of the

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on the United Nations Mission on the Central African Republic and Chad. The

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representative Sir

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expressed their support for the resolution, though listed a few concerns. "But there is much work to be done before the Council can take a firm decision on a new peacekeeping mission," he said. "An expanded United Nations mission in Chad needs clear objectives, an achievable mandate, a sensible time frame for deployment, measurable benchmarks and a realistic end state that, once achieved, will enable the force to withdraw. We also question whether a force twice the size of EUFOR is needed." He also expressed reservation over a military presence in the Central African Republic, seeing no value to it, as well as calling for a 'disciplined and strategic approach to the management of scarce peacekeeping resources.' The proceeding vote on the draft for the Resolution found all 15 members in favor, leading to the adoption of the draft resolution as Resolution 1834.

References

External links

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2008 Politics of Chad 1834 2008 in Chad 2008 in the Central African Republic 1834 1834 September 2008 events