Content_paragraphs: The conclusion of the legislative electoral cycle in August marked an important 
  
  milestone for the Central African Republic’s fragile democracy. I  salute the citizens 
  
  who exercised their right to vote, thereby contributing to upholding constitutional 
  
  order. It is now time for the Central African Government and institutions, and 
  
  especially elected officials, to redouble their efforts to meet the expe ctations of the 
  
  population they serve to end persisting conflict, displacement, abuses targeting 
  
  religious and ethnic minorities, and sexual violence, as well as their expectations to 
  
  participate actively in the process of building peace, as promised at th e 2015 Bangui 
  
  Forum. No military solution can sustain peace. Further to the 2019 Political 
  
  Agreement, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region called on the 
  
  Government to declare a ceasefire. I reiterate this call and encourage the Government  
  
  to maintain its commitment to a political resolution of the crisis, while redoubling 
  
  efforts to address root causes of the conflict.