United Nations Security Council members agreed Wednesday by consensus to send a new technical assessment mission to Chad and The Central African Republic, CAR, as quickly as possible, writes IRINNews.
They are going to look into the possibility of deploying a UN peace mission.
The Council action, which does not need the consent of the UN Secretary-General, runs counter to the last report on the situation in Chad filed by outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
That report said that a UN force deployed to Chad and CAR would take considerable risks, as the conditions for an effective United Nations peacekeeping operation do not seem to be in place.
However, several Council members expressed frustration that this issue had not been dealt with in a timely manner.
One reason for the delay was that widespread insecurity had prevented the previous technical assessment team, deployed last year, from visiting northeastern CAR and eastern Chad.
Civilians in Chad have suffered from persistent attacks by armed militias in the east of the country, along the volatile border with Darfur.
Kilde: www.irinnews.org
