Security Council resolution 2301 (2016) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 15 Nov. 2017]
Symbol: S/RES/2301 (2016)
Date: 2016-07-26
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [227] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
S/71 [181] CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION
S/ X The situation in the Central African Republic.
Subjects: Communauté économique des Etats de l'Afrique centrale|UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS|DISARMAMENT|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|SOCIAL INTEGRATION|HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE|SECURITY SECTOR REFORM|RULE OF LAW|NATURAL RESOURCES|STAFF SECURITY
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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                Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                                26 July 2016




                Resolution 2301 (2016)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7747th meeting, on
                26 July 2016

                     The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and statements on the Central African
                Republic (CAR), in particular resolutions 2121 (2013), 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014),
                2149 (2014), 2181 (2014), 2196 (2015), 2212 (2015), 2217 (2015), 2262 (2016),
                2264 (2016), 2281 (2016), as well as resolution 2272 (2016), and its Presidential
                Statements S/PRST/2014/28 of 18 December 2014 and S/PRST/2015/17 of
                20 October 2015,
                       Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
                territorial integrity of the CAR, and recalling the importance of the principles of
                non-interference, good-neighbourliness and regional cooperation,
                      Reaffirming the basic principles of peacekeeping, including consent of the
                parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and defence of the
                mandate; recognizing that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific to
                the need and situation of the country concerned, and recalling, in this regard, its
                Presidential Statement S/PRST/2015/22 of 25 November 2015,
                      Recalling that the CAR Authorities have the primary responsibility to protect
                all populations in the CAR in particular from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing
                and crimes against humanity,
                     Emphasizing that any sustainable solution to the crisis in the CAR should be
                CAR-owned, including the political process, and should prioritize reconciliation of
                the Central African people, through an inclusive process that involves men and
                women of all social, economic, political, religious and ethnic backgrounds,
                including, those displaced by the crisis,
                     Welcoming in this regard the joint action of some domestic religious leade rs at
                the national level in trying to pacify relations and end violence between religious
                communities and noting the need to amplify their voices at the local level,
                     Noting with concern that while improving, the security situation in the CAR
                remains fragile, due to the continued presence of armed groups and other armed

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               spoilers, as well as the ongoing violence, the lack of capacity of the national
               security forces, and the persistence of the root causes of the conflict,
                    Condemning the multiple violations of international humanitarian law and the
               widespread human rights violations and abuses, committed notably by both
               ex-Seleka elements and militia groups, in particular the “anti -Balaka”,
                     Condemning also the recent and ongoing acts of violence and criminality in
               Bangui, including the kidnapping of CAR police by armed groups, as well as
               incidents in the interior of the country, particularly in Ngaoundaye and Bambari,
               which have caused displacement of local populations, as well as by the recent
               attacks and abductions perpetrated by the Lord’s Resistance Army in the southeast
               since the beginning of the year,
                     Recalling the submission of the report (S/2014/928) of the International
               Commission of Inquiry established by resolution 2127 (2013), noting with concern its
               finding that the main parties to the conflict, including ex -Seleka, the anti-Balaka, and
               elements from the CAR Armed Forces (FACA) who collaborated with armed groups
               committed violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations
               and abuses since 1 January 2013, that may amount to war crimes and crimes against
               humanity, including ethnic cleansing by elements of the anti -Balaka militia,
                     Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against the
               United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission in the Central African
               Republic (MINUSCA) contingents and other international forces by armed groups
               or other perpetrators, underlining that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constit ute
               war crimes, reminding all parties of their obligations under international
               humanitarian law and urging the CAR Authorities to take all possible measures to
               ensure the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators,
                     Stressing the urgent and imperative need to end impunity in the CAR and to
               bring to justice perpetrators of violations of international humanitarian law and of
               abuses and violations of human rights, underlining in this regard the need to bolster
               national accountability mechanisms, including the Special Criminal Court (SCC)
               and underlining its support for the work of the Independent Expert on human rights
               in the CAR,
                    Reiterating the primary responsibility of the national authorities to ensure a
               conducive environment for the effective and independent investigation, prosecution
               and adjudication of all cases,
                     Welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General to enforce strictly his
               zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, expressing grave concern
               over numerous allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse reportedly committed by
               peacekeepers in the CAR, as well as by non-United Nations forces, stressing the
               urgent need for Troop- and Police-contributing countries and, as appropriate,
               MINUSCA, to promptly investigate those allegations in a credible and transparent
               manner and for those responsible for such criminal offences or misconduct to be
               held to account, and further stressing the need to prevent such exploitation and
               abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed,
                    Emphasizing the fact that the current security situation in the CAR provides a
               conducive environment for transnational criminal activity, such as that involving




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           arms trafficking and the use of mercenaries as well as a potential breeding ground
           for radical networks,
                 Expressing grave concern at the threat to peace and security in the CAR
           arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms
           and light weapons, and the use of such weapons against civilians,
                 Acknowledging in this respect the important contribution to the peace, stability
           or security of the CAR, of the Council-mandated sanctions regime renewed by
           resolution 2262 (2016), including its provisions related to the arms embargo, and its
           provisions related to individuals or entities designated by the Committee as
           engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or
           security of the CAR,
                 Reiterating that illicit trade, exploitation and smuggling of natural resources
           including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching and trafficking continues to
           threaten the peace and stability of the CAR,
                 Expressing concern about reported travel by individuals designated pursuant to
           UNSC resolution 2127 (2013) and noting the critical importance of effective
           implementation of the sanctions regime, including the key role that neighbouring
           States, as well as regional and subregional organizations, can play in this regard and
           encouraging efforts to further enhance cooperation,
                 Reiterating its serious concern at the dire humanitarian situation in the CAR,
           and emphasizing in particular the humanitarian needs of the more than 418,000
           internally displaced persons (IDPs), of the approximately 36 ,000 civilians trapped in
           enclaves, and of the more than 480,000 refugees in neighbouring countries, a large
           number of whom are Muslim, and further expressing concern at the consequences of
           the flow of refugees on the situation in Chad, Cameroon and the Democratic
           Republic of the Congo, as well as other countries of the region,
                 Recalling the responsibility of the CAR Authorities to protect and promote the
           right to freedom of movement of all people in the CAR, including IDPs, without
           distinction, their freedom to choose where to reside, and to comply with their right
           to return to their own country or to leave in order to seek asylum in other States,
               Reiterating also its appreciation for the efforts of the International Contact
           Group on the CAR, and encouraging all stakeholders to pursue their efforts,
                 Welcoming the holding of, and local participation in, grassroots consultations
           throughout the country between 21 January and 8 March 2015, which enabled
           thousands of people in the CAR to express their views on the future of their country,
           and the holding of the Bangui Forum in May 2015, during which the Republican
           Pact for Peace, National Reconciliation and Reconstruction as well as agreements
           on the principles for disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation
           (DDR/R), justice and reconciliation, and security sector reform (SSR), and on the
           commitment by armed groups to end the recruitment and use of children and to
           release all children from their ranks, were adopted,
                Welcoming the peaceful organization of a constitutional referendum on
           13 December 2015 and legislative and presidential elections in December 2015,
           February and March 2016, as well as the inauguration of the President Faustin -
           Archange Touadéra on 30 March 2016,



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                     Recalling the need for an inclusive, gender-sensitive and effective disarmament,
               demobilization and reintegration process (DDR) as well as repatriation (DDRR) in
               the case of foreign fighters, including children formerly associated with armed forces
               and groups, while respecting the need to fight against impunity,
                     Welcoming the successful conduct of pre-DDR activities which have
               contributed to reduce the presence of members of armed groups,
                     Underlining the need to support national, and to coordinate international,
               efforts towards the transformation of the security sector in the CAR a nd stressing
               the important role of the internal security forces (police and gendarmerie) in the
               restoration of security in the CAR,
                    Welcoming in this regard the work done by the European Union military
               advice mission (EUMAM-RCA), which provided, at the request of the CAR
               Authorities, expert advice on reforming the FACA and welcoming also the launch of
               an EU training mission (EUTM) which will extend the support provided to reform
               the FACA into multi-ethnic, professional, and representative armed forces, as
               indicated in the letter of the High Representative of the EU for Foreign and Security
               policy dated 30 May 2016,
                    Recalling its resolutions on the protection of civilians in armed conflict,
               including 2286 (2016) and 1894 (2009); its resolutions on Children and Armed
               Conflict including 2225 (2015) and its resolutions on Women, Peace and Security
               including 2106 (2013) and 2242 (2015), and calling upon all parties in the CAR to
               engage with the Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict and the
               Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
                     Expressing its concern that children have continued to be victims of abuses
               committed by armed elements of the ex-Seleka and anti-Balaka as well as other
               armed groups including the Lord’s Resistance Army ( LRA), and that women and
               girls continue to be violently targeted and victims of sexual and gender -based
               violence in the CAR,
                     Emphasizing that the continued role and contribution of the region, including
               the Economic Community of Central African States (E CCAS) as well as the African
               Union (AU) remains critical for the promotion of lasting peace and stability in the
               CAR, reiterating its appreciation for their ongoing efforts in this regard, and
               welcoming the deployment of AU advisors to support the victims of sexual violence
               in the CAR,
                     Welcoming the strong engagement of the European Union (EU) and the
               positive engagement of other International Organizations such as the Organisation
               Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and the Organization of Islamic
               Cooperation (OIC) for the CAR, and further welcoming the bilateral contributions
               of Member States to the stabilization of the CAR,
                     Calling on international partners to assist the CAR Authorities in building the
               institutional and operational capacities of national police, gendarmerie and customs
               authorities to effectively monitor the borders and points of entry, including to
               support the implementation of the measures renewed and modified by paragraph 1
               of resolution 2262 (2016) and the disarmament and repatria tion of foreign armed
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                Calling on international partners to urgently provide financial contributions to
           support the reform and stabilization programmes, including the national dialogue
           and reconciliation, the extension of State authority, accoun tability, DDR/R and SSR
           processes, and the restoration of the judicial and penal chains in order to fight
           against impunity, in view of the international support conference to be held in
           Brussels in November 2016,
                 Stressing the need to implement MINUSCA’s mandate, based on the
           prioritization of tasks, and, when relevant, in a phased manner,
                Welcoming the Special Report of the Secretary-General of 22 June 2016
           (S/2016/565) on the Strategic Review of MINUSCA,
                 Taking note of the letters sent by CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to
           the Security Council dated 9 May 2016 and 17 May 2016 and by which the President
           called for the extension of the urgent temporary measures created by resolution 2149
           (2014), and the support of the United Nations in supporting the sustainable reduction
           of the presence of armed groups through a comprehensive approach,
                 Determining that the situation in the CAR continues to constitute a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

           Political process
                1.      Expresses its support to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra as
           President of the Central African Republic and welcomes the formation of the CAR
           Government;
                 2.      Urges the CAR authorities to urgently implement a genuine and
           inclusive reconciliation in the CAR, including by addressing marginalization and
           local grievances of all the components of society over the whole territory of the
           CAR, including through national policies on economic development and civil
           service recruitment, and to promote reconciliation initiatives at the regional,
           national, prefectural and local levels, including through local elections;
                 3.      Also calls upon the CAR authorities to ensure that national policies and
           legislative frameworks adequately protect the human rights of Internally Displaced
           Persons (IDPs), including freedom of movement, and supports durable solutions for
           IDPs and refugee populations, including the voluntary, safe, dignifi ed and
           sustainable return to one’s home or local integration or resettlement;
                4.      Recalls the crucial role of civil society in the peace and reconciliation
           process to ensure that the political solution addresses the root causes of the conflict;
                 5.     Underscores the importance of respect for the Constitution to ensure
           the long-term stabilization and development of the CAR;
                 6.    Demands that all militias and armed groups lay down their arms, cease
           all forms of violence and destabilizing activities, and release children from their
           ranks, immediately and unconditionally;
                 7.     Encourages the submission by Member States of listing requests to the
           Committee established by paragraph 57 of resolution 2127 (2013), including
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               or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the
               CAR, including acts that threaten or impede the political process, or the
               stabilization and reconciliation process, or that fuel vi olence;
                    8.      Urges the CAR authorities to address the presence and activity of
               armed groups in the CAR by implementing a comprehensive strategy that prioritizes
               dialogue and the urgent implementation of an inclusive DDR/R programme, to be
               implemented in coherence with SSR which ensures civilian oversight of defence and
               national security forces, with the support of the international community;
                    9.      Urges also the CAR authorities to adopt and implement a National
               Security Policy and a comprehensive strategy on SSR, including a strategy for a
               comprehensive reform of both the FACA, and the internal security forces (police
               and gendarmerie), in order to put in place professional, ethnically representative and
               regionally balanced national defence and internal security forces, including through
               the adoption and implementation of appropriate vetting procedures of all defence
               and security personnel, including human rights vetting, as well as measures to
               absorb elements of armed groups meeting rigorous eligibility and ve tting criteria,
               and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on progress taken in this
               regard as part of his regular reporting cycle;
                     10.     Calls on the CAR authorities to take concrete steps, without delay and
               as a matter of priority, to strengthen justice institutions and to fight impunity, in
               order to contribute to stabilization and reconciliation, including, inter alia, by
               restoring administration of the judiciary, criminal justice and penitentiary systems
               throughout the country, by demilitarizing the prisons and gradually replace the
               FACA by recruiting civilian prison personnel and by ensuring access to fair and
               equal justice for all, and to swiftly operationalize the Special Criminal Court (SCC);
                     11.    Also calls on the CAR authorities to continue their efforts to restore the
               effective authority of the State over the whole territory of the CAR, including by
               redeploying State administration in the provinces, and ensuring the timely payment
               of salaries to civil servants and Security forces, with the objective of ensuring
               stable, accountable, inclusive and transparent governance;
                     12.     Encourages the CAR Authorities, with the support of the international
               community, in particular with International Financial Institutions (IFI) leading
               international efforts, and based on critical peace and State building goals, to
               continue consolidating public financial management and accountability, including
               revenue collection, expenditure controls, public procurement and concession
               practices building on relevant international experiences and in a manner that allows
               it to meet the expenses related to the functioning of the State, implement early
               recovery plans, and revitalize the economy, and fosters national ownership and
               respects the sovereignty of the CAR;
                     13.    Further calls on Member States, international and regional
               organizations to urgently provide support to the CAR Authorities for the reforms,
               for the restoration of the State authority over the whole territory, including
               contributions for the payment of salaries and other needs, in addition to support for
               the SSR and DDR/R programmes and for the restoration of the judiciary and the
               criminal justice system including the SCC, and notes that the pledging conference to
               be held in Brussels in November 2016 will provide an opportunity to do so;




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                 14.     Welcomes the continued engagement of the United Nations, including
           the Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), the African Union (AU), the
           Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), neighbouring States, the
           European Union, the International Contact Group (ICG), the Group of Eight
           (G8-RCA), the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and other
           international partners and donors in support of the stabilization of the CAR;
                15.     Takes note of the development of a framework of mutual accountability
           between the CAR authorities and international partners under the leadership of the
           CAR Government, with the aim of enhancing transparency and accountability as
           well as the coherence and sustained support of the CAR’s international partners in
           support of agreed national priorities;
                 16.     Stresses in this context the valuable role of the Peace-building
           Commission (PBC) in bringing strategic advice and fostering a more coherent,
           coordinated and integrated approach to international peace-building efforts,
           recognizes the active role of the Kingdom of Morocco, and encourages continued
           coordination with the PBC and other relevant international organizations and
           institutions in support of CAR’s long term peace building needs;

           Human rights, including child protection and sexual violence in conflict
                 17.     Reiterates the urgent and imperative need to hold accountable all
           perpetrators of violations of international humanitarian law and violations and
           abuses of human rights, irrespective of their status or political affiliation, and
           reiterates that some of those acts may amount to crimes under the Rome Statute of
           the International Criminal Court (ICC), to which the CAR is a State party;
                 18.   Notes the decision made by the Prosecutor of the ICC on 24 September
           2014 to open, following the request of the national authorities, an investigation into
           alleged crimes committed since 2012, and welcomes the ongoing cooperation of the
           CAR Authorities in this regard;
                19.     Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including
           ex-Seleka elements and anti-Balaka elements, to end all violations and abuses
           committed against children, in violation of applicable international law, including
           those involving their recruitment and use, rape and sexual violence, killing and
           maiming, abductions and attacks on schools and hospitals and further calls upon the
           CAR Authorities to investigate swiftly alleged violations and abuses in order to hold
           perpetrators accountable and to ensure that those responsible for such violations and
           abuses are excluded from the security sector;
                20.      Reiterates its demands that all parties protect and consider as victims
           those children who have been released or otherwise separated from armed forces
           and armed groups, and emphasizes the need to pay particular attention to the
           protection, release and reintegration of all children associated with armed forces and
           armed groups;
                 21.     Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including
           ex-Seleka and anti-Balaka elements, to end sexual and gender-based violence, and
           further calls upon the CAR Authorities to investigate swiftly alleged abuses in order
           to hold perpetrators accountable, and to develop a structured and comprehensive
           framework to address sexual violence in conflict, in line with its resolutions 1960
           (2010) and 2106 (2013), to ensure that those responsible for such crimes are


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               excluded from the security sector and prosecuted, and to facilitate immediate access
               for victims of sexual violence to available services;

               Peacekeeping Operation
                     22.    Commends the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Parfait Onanga-Anyanga and takes note of the increased
               deployment of MINUSCA’s military component, and encourages increased and
               flexible deployments of police and civilian components throughout the country;
                    23.    Decides to extend the mandate of MINUSCA until 15 November 2017;
                     24.    Decides that MINUSCA has an authorized troop ceiling of 10,750
               military personnel, including 480 Military Observers and Military Staff Officers,
               2,080 police personnel, including 400 Individual Police Officers, as well as 108
               corrections officers, and recalls its intention to keep this number under continuous
               review in particular for the additional troops authorize d by resolutions 2212 (2015)
               and 2264 (2016);
                     25.     Reiterates the importance of current and future Troop- and Policecontributing countries (T/PCCs) providing troops and police with adequate
               capabilities and equipment in order to enhance the capacity of MINUSCA to operate
               effectively and requests the Secretary-General to accelerate the recruitment of
               qualified staff, who have the competencies, education, work experience and
               language skills to adequately and effectively implement the tasks enumerated in
               paragraphs 33 to 36 below;
                    26.     Requests the Secretary-General to take all possible steps, including
               through the full use of existing authorities and at his discretion, to maximize
               MINUSCA’s operational capacity and ability to discharge its mandate, with a
               specific focus on priority areas, over the entire territory of the CAR, including
               through enhancing MINUSCA’s personnel, mobility assets and capabilities for
               gathering timely, reliable and actionable information on threats to civilians and the
               analytical tools to use it, while continuing to strengthen the performance of the
               Mission;
                    27.    Notes the progress of all troop and police contributing countries to
               meet UN standards, in particular former International Support Mission to CAR
               (MISCA) TCCs/PCCS, and calls on them to immediately finalize the procurement
               and deployment of all required contingent-owned equipment, in order to comply
               with United Nations standards for troops and police;
                    28.     Further urges the Secretariat to continue to explore, on the basis of
               need, the use of specialized police teams together with specialized required
               equipment, for police and gendarmerie capacity building and development and
               operational support;
                    29.    Requests that the Secretary-General and his Special Representative
               take the necessary steps to reinforce the capacity of the police component of
               MINUSCA, within the authorized Force ceiling, and requests the enhanced
               deployment of the police component throughout the CAR and the recruitment and
               deployment of specialized personnel;
                    30.    Urges MINUSCA and all relevant United Nations bodies, to ensure
               unhindered access for the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 2127


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                 (2013), in particular to persons, documents and sites within their control in order for
                 the Panel to execute its mandate;
                       31.     Decides that MINUSCA’s mandate should be implemented based on a
                 prioritization of tasks established in paragraphs 33 to 36 of this resolution, and,
                 when relevant, in a phased manner, and further requests the Secretary -General to
                 reflect this prioritization in the deployment and in the allocation of resources to the
                 mission;
                     32.     Authorizes MINUSCA to take all necessary means to carry out its
                 mandate within its capabilities and areas of deployment;
                     33.     Decides that the mandate of MINUSCA shall include the following
                 immediate priority tasks:

           (a)   Protection of civilians
                      (i)     To protect, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the CAR
                      authorities and the basic principles of peacekeeping in line with
                      S/PRST/2015/22, the civilian population from threat of physical violence,
                      within its capabilities and areas of deployment, especially through maintaining
                      a proactive deployment, a mobile and flexible posture, and active patrolling,
                      including in areas of displacement and eventual return as well as at risk
                      communities, while mitigating risks to civilians posed by its military and
                      police operations;
                      (ii)  To provide specific protection for women and children affected by
                      armed conflict, including through the deployment of Child Protection
                      Advisers, Women Protection Advisers and Gender Advisers;
                      (iii)  To identify and report threats to and attacks against civilians and
                      implement prevention and response plans and strengthen civil -military
                      cooperation;
                      (iv)    To fully implement and deliver, in close consultation with humanitarian
                      and human rights organizations and other relevant partners, the mission -wide
                      protection of civilians strategy;

           (b)   Promotion and protection of human rights
                      (i)    To monitor, help investigate, and report publicly and to the Security
                      Council on violations of international humanitarian law and on violations and
                      abuses of human rights committed throughout the CAR, including undertaking
                      a mapping of such violations and abuses since 2003 to info rm efforts to fight
                      impunity;
                      (ii)   To monitor, help investigate and report on violations and abuses
                      committed against children and women, including rape and other forms of
                      sexual violence in armed conflict;
                      (iii)   To assist the CAR authorities in their efforts to protect and promote
                      human rights and prevent violations and abuses, including through the
                      establishment of a national human rights commission and to strengthen the
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         (c)   Facilitate the creation of a secure environment for the immediate, full, safe and
               unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance
                     To improve coordination with humanitarian actors, in order to facilitate the
               creation of a secure environment for the immediate, full, safe and unhindered,
               civilian-led delivery of humanitarian assistance, in accordance with United Nations
               guiding humanitarian principles and relevant provisions of international law, and for
               the voluntary safe, dignified and sustainable return or local integration or
               resettlement of internally displaced persons or refugees in close coordination with
               humanitarian actors;

         (d)   Protection of the United Nations
                    To protect the United Nations personnel, installations, equipment and goods
               and ensure the security and freedom of move ment of United Nations and associated
               personnel;
                    34.     Decides that MINUSCA’s strategic objective is to support the creation
               of conditions conducive to the sustainable reduction of the presence of, and threat
               posed by, armed groups through a comprehensive approach and a proactive and
               robust posture without prejudice to the basic principles of peacekeeping, that
               combines and includes the following core priority tasks:

         (a)   Support for the reconciliation and stabilization political processes, the extension
               of State authority and the preservation of territorial integrity
                    (i)     To provide good offices and technical expertise in support of efforts to
                    address the root causes of conflict, in particular in mediation and
                    reconciliation processes, inclusive national dialogue, transitional justice and
                    conflict-resolution mechanisms, working with relevant regional and local
                    bodies and religious leaders, while ensuring the full and effective participation
                    of women in line with the CAR action plan on Women, Peace and Secur ity;
                    (ii)   To support efforts of the CAR authorities to address marginalization
                    and local grievances, including through dialogue with the armed groups, civil
                    society leaders including women and youth representatives, and by assisting
                    national, prefectoral and local authorities to foster confidence among
                    communities;
                    (iii)  To support a gradual handover of security of key officials, and static
                    guard duties of national institutions, to the CAR security forces, in
                    coordination with the CAR Authorities, and based on the risks on the ground;
                    (iv)   To advise the government in its engagement with neighbouring
                    countries, the ECCAS, and the AU, in consultation with UNOCA;
                    (v)      To promote and support the rapid extension of State authority over the
                    entire territory of the CAR, including by supporting the immediate
                    redeployment of police and gendarmerie in priority areas and main supply
                    routes, which would contribute to the development of stable security
                    institutions in more remote areas;
                    (vi)   To reinforce co-location of MINUSCA with vetted and trained national
                    police and gendarmerie in agreed priority areas, as part of the deployment of




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                     the territorial administration and other rule of law authorities, for increasing
                     State presence in these priority areas outside of Bangui;
                     (vii) To help the CAR authorities in developing and implementi ng a
                     nationally-owned strategy to address illegal taxation and illicit exploitation of
                     natural resources related to the presence of armed groups;
                     (viii) To actively seize, confiscate and destroy, as appropriate, the weapons
                     and ammunitions of armed elements, including all militias and other non-state
                     armed groups, who refuse or fail to lay down their arms;

           (b)   Security Sector Reform (SSR)
                     (i)     To provide strategic and technical advice to the CAR authorities to
                     design and implement a strategy for the SSR, taking into account the work
                     done by EUMAM-RCA and in close coordination with EUTM-RCA, and with
                     the aim of ensuring coherence of the SSR process, including through a clear
                     delineation of responsibilities of the FACA, the internal security forces, and
                     other uniformed entities, as well as the democratic control of both defence and
                     internal security forces;
                     (ii)    To support the CAR authorities in developing an approach to the
                     vetting of defence and security elements (FACA, police and gendarmerie)
                     which includes human rights vetting, in particular to promote accountability of
                     violations of international and domestic law amongst security forces and in the
                     context of any integration of demobilized armed groups elements into security
                     sector institutions;
                     (iii)  To take a leading role in supporting the CAR authorities on the reform
                     and development of the police and the gendarmerie, through the design and
                     implementation of a capacity-building and development plan, undertaken
                     pursuant to an overall security sector reform strategy, and by providing
                     technical assistance, in close coordination with other technical assistance
                     providers, to the CAR Government;
                     (iv)    To support the CAR government in developing an incentive structure
                     for police and gendarmerie and the selection, recruitment, vetting and training
                     of police and gendarmerie to include at least 500 new police and gendarmerie
                     elements, with the support of donors and the United Nations Country Team
                     (UNCT), taking into account the need to recruit women, and in full
                     compliance with the UN Human rights due diligence policy (HRDDP);
                     (v)    To coordinate the provision of technical assistance and training
                     between the international partners in the CAR, in particular with EUTM -RCA,
                     in order to ensure a clear distribution of tasks in the field of SSR, for the
                     benefit of both the FACA and the CAR internal security forces (police and
                     gendarmerie);
                     (vi)    To coordinate with the CAR authorities in designing a plan for the
                     progressive, and coordinated re-operationalization of FACA and other internal
                     security forces within the framework of the SSR programme and in
                     compliance with the HRDDP, in close coordination with EUTM -RCA;




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         (c)   Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration (DDR) and Repatriation (DDRR)
                    (i)     To support the CAR Authorities in developing and implementing an
                    inclusive and progressive programme for the disarmament, demobilization and
                    reintegration (DDR) and, in case of foreign elements, Repatriation (DDRR), of
                    members of armed groups, based on the Principles of DDRR and Integration
                    into the Uniformed Corps, signed at the Bangui Forum on 10 May 2015, while
                    paying specific attention to the needs of children associated with armed forces
                    and groups;
                    (ii)   To support the CAR authorities in undertaking an inclusive dialogue on
                    community security and local development with members of armed groups and
                    other national stakeholders, including representatives of local communities,
                    with a view to addressing the root causes of conflict;
                    (iii)  To support the CAR authorities and relevant civil society organizations
                    in developing and implementing Community Violence Reduction programmes
                    for members of armed groups non-eligible for participation in the national
                    DDRR programme;
                    (iv)   To provide technical assistance to the CAR authorities in developing
                    and implementing a national plan for the integration of eligible demobilized
                    members of armed groups into the security and defence forces, in line with the
                    broader SSR agenda;
                    (v)      To provide technical assistance to the CAR authorities in their
                    development and operationalization of a national commission for Small Arms
                    and Light Weapons to address civilian disarmament and the fight against the
                    illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons;
                    (vi)   To destroy, as appropriate, the weapons and ammunitions of disarmed
                    combatants in keeping with its effort to seize and collect arms and related
                    materiel the supply, sale or transfer of which violate the measures imposed by
                    paragraph 1 of resolution 2262 (2016);

         (d)   Assistance to advance the rule of law and combat impunity
                    Urgent temporary measures:
                    (i)    To urgently and actively adopt, within the limits of its capacities and
                    areas of deployment, at the formal request of the CAR Authorities and in areas
                    where national security forces are not present or operational, urgent temporary
                    measures on an exceptional basis and without creating a precedent and without
                    prejudice to the agreed principles of peacekeeping operations, which are
                    limited in scope, time-bound and consistent with the objectives set out in
                    paragraphs 33, 34 (a) and 35 (a), to arrest and detain in order to maintain basic
                    law and order and fight impunity;
                    (ii)   To pay particular attention, in implementing the urgent temporary
                    measures in the conditions stated above, to those engaging in or providing
                    support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR,
                    including acts that threaten or impede the political process, or the stabilization
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                      (iii) Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Security
                      Council any measures that may be adopted on this basis;
                      Fight against impunity, including the Special Criminal Court (SCC):
                      (iv)    To provide technical assistance to the CAR Authorities to identify,
                      investigate and prosecute those responsible for crimes involving violatio ns of
                      international humanitarian law and of violations and abuses of human rights
                      committed throughout the CAR so that they can be brought to justice, and to
                      help prevent such violations and abuses;
                      (v)     To provide support and to coordinate international assistance to the
                      justice and correctional institutions to reinstate the criminal justice system,
                      within the framework of the United Nations global focal point on rule of law,
                      in a manner that emphasizes civilian oversight, impartiality and the protection
                      of human rights;
                      (vi)   To provide technical assistance to the CAR Authorities in partnership
                      with other international partners, to operationalize of the SCC consistent with
                      CAR laws and jurisdiction and in line with the CAR’s international
                      humanitarian law and international human rights law obligations, with the aim
                      of supporting the extension of State authority;
                      (vii) To provide technical assistance, in partnership with other international
                      partners, and capacity building for the CAR authorities, in order t o facilitate
                      the functioning of the SCC, in particular in the areas of investigations, arrests,
                      detention, criminal and forensic analysis, evidence collection and storage,
                      recruitment and selection of personnel, court management, prosecution
                      strategy and case development and the establishment of a legal aid system, as
                      appropriate, as well as, to provide security for magistrates, including at the
                      premises and proceedings of the SCC, and take measures for the protection of
                      victims and witnesses, in line with the CAR’s international human rights
                      obligations, including with respect to fair trials, and due process;
                      (viii) To assist in the coordination and mobilization of bilateral and
                      multilateral support to the operationalization and functioning of the SCC;
                      35.      Further authorises MINUSCA to use its capacities to assist the CAR
                 authorities for, and, where relevant, implement, the following essential tasks:

           (a)   Support for national and international justice and the rule of law
                      (i)     To help reinforce the independence of the judiciary, build the
                      capacities, and enhance the effectiveness and accountability of the national
                      judicial and penitentiary system;
                      (ii)   To help build the capacities of the national human rights institution
                      coordinating with the Independent Expert on human rights as appropriate;
                      (iii)   Without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the CAR authorities,
                      to support the restoration and maintenance of public safety and the rule of law,
                      including through apprehending and handing over to the CAR authorities,
                      consistent with international law, those in the country responsible for crimes
                      involving serious human rights violations and abuses and serious violations of
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                    through cooperation with States of the region as well as the ICC in cases of
                    crimes falling within its jurisdiction;
                    (iv)    To provide strategic, policy and technical advice to the CAR authorities
                    to design and implement a comprehensive strategy for transitional justice;

         (b)   Illicit exploitation and trafficking of natural resources
                     To support the CAR authorities to develop a nationally-owned strategy to
               tackle the illicit exploitation and trafficking networks of natural resources w hich
               continue to fund and supply armed groups in the CAR taking into account, where
               appropriate, the reports of the Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution
               2127 (2013) and the decisions of the Kimberley Process (KP), with the aim of
               extending the State authority over the entire territory and its resources;
                     36.    Further authorizes MINUSCA to carry out within its existing resources
               the following additional tasks:
                    (a)     To coordinate international assistance as appropriate;
                     (b)    To assist the Committee established pursuant to paragraph 57 of
               resolution 2127 (2013) and the Panel of Experts established by the same resolution,
               including by passing information relevant to the implementation of the mandate of
               the Committee and Panel of Experts;
                     (c)    To monitor the implementation of the measures renewed and modified
               by paragraph 1 of resolution 2262 (2016), in cooperation with the Panel of Experts
               established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), including by inspecting, as it deems
               necessary and when appropriate without notice, all arms and related materiel
               regardless of location, and advise the Authorities on efforts to keep armed groups
               from exploiting natural resources;
                    (d)     To seize and collect arms and any related materiel the transfer of which
               to the CAR violates the measures imposed by paragraph 54 of resolution 2127
               (2013) and to record and dispose of such arms and related materiel as appropriate;
                    (e)     To provide transport for relevant State authorities in carrying out
               inspections and monitoring visits in key mining areas and sites as appropriate and
               on a case by case basis and when the situation allows, as a means to promote and
               support the rapid extension of the State authority over the entire territory;
                    37.     Requests the Secretary-General to deploy and allocate personnel and
               expertise within MINUSCA to reflect the priorities identified by paragraph 33 to
               paragraph 36 of this resolution, and to continuously adjust this deployment
               according to the progresses made in the implementation of this mand ate;
                    38.     Encourages MINUSCA to develop measurable targets by which to
               assess progress against the core priority tasks set in pursuit of the strategic objective
               defined in paragraph 34 of this resolution;
                     39.    Requests MINUSCA to continue using relevant and tailored
               communication tools, in particular radio, to help the local people better understand
               the mandate of the mission, its activities, and to build trust with the CAR citizens,
               parties to the conflict, regional and other international actors and partn ers on the
               ground as part of an effective political strategy;




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                 40.     Requests MINUSCA to enhance its operational coordination with the
           African Union Regional Task Force on the LRA (AU -RTF), as well as other entities
           involved in the implementation of the UN regional strategy to address the threat and
           impact of the activities of the LRA, and requests MINUSCA to share relevant
           information with the AU-RTF and with non-governmental organizations involved in
           tackling the threat of the LRA;
                  41.    Calls upon the CAR Authorities and international partners and relevant
           United Nations entities, in coordination with MINUSCA and United Nations Mine
           Action Service (UNMAS), to address the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation,
           and misuse of small arms and light weapons in the CAR, and to ensure the safe and
           effective management, storage and security of stockpiles of small arms and light
           weapons, and the collection and/or destruction of surplus, seized, unmarked, or
           illicitly held weapons and ammunition, and further stre sses the importance of
           incorporating such elements into SSR and DDR/R programmes;
                 42.    Encourages the CAR authorities to implement the Central African
           Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their Ammunition,
           Parts and Components that can be used for their Manufacture, Repair or Assembly
           signed at Kinshasa on April, 30 2010;
                 43.    Urges the CAR, its neighbouring States and other member States of the
           International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to cooperate at the
           regional level to investigate and combat regional criminal networks and armed
           groups involved in the illegal exploitation and smuggling of natural resources
           including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching and trafficking;
                44.     Requests MINUSCA to take fully into account child protection as a
           cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the CAR authorities in
           ensuring that the protection of children’s rights is taken into account, inter alia, in
           DDR and DDR/R processes and in SSR in order to end and prevent violations and
           abuses against children;
                 45.    Requests MINUSCA to take fully into account gender mainstreaming
           as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Government of the
           CAR in ensuring the full and effective participation, involvement and representation
           of women in all spheres and at all levels, including in stabilization activities, SSR
           and DDR and DDR/R processes, as well as in the national political dialogue and
           electoral processes, through, inter alia, the provision of gender ad visers, and further
           requests enhanced reporting by MINUSCA to the Council on this issue;
                 46.    Requests MINUSCA, within its existing resources and mandate, to
           assist the political efforts of the AU, ECCAS, UNOCA and the Group of Eight
           (G8-RCA) to support the political process;
                47.    Requests the Secretary-General to conduct an electoral needs
           assessment mission in relation to the conduct of the local elections further to the
           request of the CAR National Electoral Authority, and to report to the Security
           Council on the findings of the assessment as part of his regular reporting to the
           Council;
                48.     Recalls its Presidential Statement S/PRST/2015/22 and its resolution
           2272 (2016) and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary measures to
           ensure full compliance of MINUSCA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy



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               on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed through his
               reports to the Council about the Mission’s progress in this regar d, and urges
               TCC/PCCs to take appropriate preventative action including pre -deployment
               awareness training, and to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct
               involving their personnel;
                    49.      Requests MINUSCA to ensure that any support provided to non-United
               Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the HRDDP, and
               requests the Secretary-General to include information on any such support in his
               reports to the Council;
                     50.     Emphasizes the need for MINUSCA, EUTM-RCA and the French
               forces operating in the CAR, while carrying out their mandate, to act in full respect
               of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of the CAR and in full compliance
               with applicable international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law
               and recalls the importance of training in this regard;

               MINUSCA Freedom of movement
                      51.   Urges all parties in the CAR to cooperate fully with the deployment
               and activities of MINUSCA, in particular by ensuring its safety, security and
               freedom of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the
               territory of the CAR to enable MINUSCA to carry out fully its mandate in a
               complex environment including by helping to ensure the full and effective
               implementation of, and compliance with, the host country agreement (SOFA) by the
               CAR authorities;
                     52.    Calls upon Member States, especially those in the region, to ensure the
               free, unhindered and expeditious movement to and from the CAR of all personnel,
               as well as equipment, provisions, supplies and other goods, including vehicles and
               spare parts, which are for the exclusive and official use of MINUSC A;

               Humanitarian access
                      53.    Demands that all parties allow and facilitate the full, safe, immediate
               and unhindered access for the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance to
               populations in need, in particular to internally displaced persons, throughout the
               territory of the CAR, in accordance with the United Nations guiding principles of
               humanitarian assistance and relevant provisions of international law;
                     54.    Further demands that all parties ensure respect and protection of all
               medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical
               duties, their means of transport and equipment, as well as hospitals and other
               medical facilities;

               Humanitarian appeal
                    55.     Welcomes the humanitarian appeal, regrets its insufficient current
               funding, and calls on Member States and international and regional organizations to
               respond swiftly to this appeal through increased contributions and to ensure that all
               pledges are honoured in full and in a timely manner;




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           French Forces
                 56.    Authorizes French forces, within the limits of their capacities and areas
           of deployment, from the commencement of the activities of MINUSCA until the end
           of MINUSCA’s mandate as authorized in this resolution, to use all necessary means
           to provide operational support to elements of MINUSCA from the date of adoption
           of this resolution, at the request of the Secretary-General, and requests France to
           report to the Council on the implementation of this mandate and to coordinate its
           reporting with that of the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 58 of this
           resolution;

           Review and Reporting
                57.    Requests the Secretary-General to review on a regular basis the
           conditions required for the transition, drawdown and withdrawal of the United
           Nations operation, in a manner which does not prejudice overall efforts to support
           long term objectives for peace and stability, and looks forward to receiving this
           information as part of this regular reporting to the Security Council;
                 58.     Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council regularly informed
           of the situation in the CAR and the implementation of the mandate of MINUSCA, to
           report to the Council, on 1 October 2016, and then every four months from that
           date, and to include in his reports to the Council updates on and recommendations
           related to the dynamic implementation of MINUSCA’s mandated tasks, including by
           providing appropriate financial information, information on the security situation,
           the priority political elements as defined above on political progress, progress on
           mechanisms and capacity to advance governance and fiscal management, relevant
           information on the progress, promotion and protection of human rights and
           international humanitarian law as well as a review of the troop and police levels,
           force and police generation and deployment of all MINUSCA’s constituent
           elements;
                59.     Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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