UN mission in Chad hands over to local military

 New York, 22 Oct-(ANA)-The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad, which also has a mandate for the Central African Republic (CAR), is handing over to local military units that will assume security responsibilities when the blue helmets leave at the end of this year.

 “By the end of this month, all administrative tasks will be transferred,,” said Youssef Mahmoud, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in the CAR and Chad (MINURCAT), in a briefing to the Security Council.

 By the end of the year, the training of 200 new recruits will be completed and 

DIS strength will reach 1,000, he said. (ANA)

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