Abeche, Chad: German Robles Osuna (Mexico) shares his impressions of the closure of the United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in Abeche, Chad. Read

Abeche, Chad: On 30 April 2011, MINURCAT’s Liquidation Phase, begun in January 2011, will end, and its team of national and international staff, which includes 50 UN Volunteers, will be disbanded. Read

Gore, Chad: It's easy to think being a refugee is a short-term situation, but in the camps of southern Chad people could be staying for a while. Helping them with longer-term development is Amadou Boubakar, a UNV volunteer Environmental Officer with UNHCR. Read

Gore, Chad: Just because people are refugees doesn't exclude them from rights or responsibilities. In southern Chad, one UNV volunteer sees to it that people continue to respect each other. Read

The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) started its work in the Central African Republic in 1973, and since that time it has strongly supported the activities of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UN Volunteers' current contribution to the Central African Republic Currently, 33 UN Volunteers are serving in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic's contribution to UN Volunteers Nine Central Africans are serving abroad as UN Volunteers. Read