Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 28 Feb. 2017]
Symbol: S/RES/2262 (2016)
Date: 2016-01-27
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/71 [181] CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION
S/71 [227] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
S/ X The situation in the Central African Republic.
Subjects: UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic|UN. Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2127 (2013)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|INTERNAL SECURITY|CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC|ARMS EMBARGO|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|FROZEN ASSETS
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
                                                                                 27 January 2016




               Resolution 2262 (2016)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7611th meeting, on
               27 January 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) as well as the
               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,
                    Recalling that the Central African Republic bears the primary responsibility to
               protect all populations within its territory 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 and reconciliation process, and calling upon the
               Transitional Authorities to hold the legislative elections and the second round of the
               presidential election in a free, fair, transparent and inclusive manner, in order to end
               the transition by 31 March 2016, according with the agreed time frame,
                     Calling upon all stakeholders, including the candidates in the presidential and
               legislative elections, to refrain from engaging in any activity which could hamper
               the electoral process and strongly encouraging them to abide by the electoral code
               of conduct and to resolve any disputes peacefully through the established
               institutions and legal procedures,
                     Calling upon the elected authorities to urgently implement transparent and
               inclusive measures that allow for stabilization and reconciliation in the CAR,
               including to take concrete steps to restore the effective authority of the State over all
               of the territory of the CAR; to fight impunity by restoring administration of the
               judiciary and the criminal justice system, including the penitentiary system,
               throughout the country; to reform the CAR Armed Forces (FACA) and internal
               security forces in order to put in place multi-ethnic, professional, and republican
               security services through appropriate security sector reform processes; to carry out
               the disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR) of armed

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               groups; and to establish a functioning public financial management in order to meet
               the expenses related to the functioning of the State, implement early recovery plans,
               and revitalize the economy,
                    Commending the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Mission in the
               CAR (MINUSCA) and the French forces for the ongoing work to help the
               Transitional authorities improve the security situation; noting also with concern,
               however, that while improving, security in the CAR remains fragile,
                     Welcoming the work done by the European Union military advice mission
               based in Bangui (EUMAM-RCA), as requested by the CAR transitional authorities,
               in order to contribute to providing them with expert advice on reforming t he CAR
               Armed Forces (FACA) into a multi-ethnic, professional, and republican security
               services,
                    Calling upon the transitional authorities and subsequent elected authorities of
               the CAR to ensure that perpetrators of violations of applicable international law,
               including those committed against children and women, are excluded from the CAR
               security and armed forces,
                     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, stressing the urgent need for troop - and policecontributing countries and MINUSCA to promptly investigate those cases in a
               credible and transparent manner and to hold accountable those responsible for such
               criminal offenses or misconduct, and further stressing the need to prevent such
               exploitation and abuse and to improve how these allegations are addressed,
                    Welcoming the United Nations Secretary-General Report of 30 November 2015
               (S/2015/918) submitted pursuant to resolution 2217 (2015),
                     Welcoming also the midterm update and the final report (S/2015/936) of the
               Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic established pursuant to resolution
               2127 (2013), expanded by resolution 2134 (2014) and extended pursuant to
               resolution 2196 (2015), and taking note of the Panel of Experts’ recommendations ,
                     Strongly condemning the upsurge of violence and instability in the Central
               African Republic (CAR), in particular in September and October 2015, and the
               threats of violence, human rights violations and abuses and international
               humanitarian law violations, including against wo men and children; the attacks
               against United Nations peacekeepers, international forces and humanitarian
               personnel; the continuous cycle of provocations and reprisals by armed groups, both
               inside and outside of Bangui and denial of humanitarian access, com mitted by
               armed elements, which continue to adversely affect the dire humanitarian situation
               faced by the civilian population and to impede humanitarian access to vulnerable
               populations,
                     Reiterating that all perpetrators of such acts must be held accountable and 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, noting in this
               regard the opening by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on
               24 September 2014 of an investigation following the request of the national




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           authorities on alleged crimes committed since 2012 and welcoming the ongoing
           cooperation by the CAR Transitional Authorities in this regard,
                 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
           violations or abuses of human rights, underlining in this regard the need to bolster
           national accountability mechanisms and to further implement without delay the
           7 August 2014 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Urgent Temporary
           Measures, and the law promulgated in June 2015 to establish a national Special
           Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute serious crimes committed in the CAR,
           including by recruiting the necessary local and international staff,
                Emphasizing that those engaging in or providing support for acts that
           undermine undermining the peace, stability or security of the CAR, threatening or
           impeding the transition process, or the political stabilization and reconciliation
           process, targeting of civilians and attacking peacekeepers may meet criteria for
           designation under sanctions as stated in this resolution,
                Expressing grave concern at the findings of the Panel of Experts’ final report
           of 21 December 2015 (S/2015/936) that armed groups continue to destabilize the
           CAR and to pose a permanent threat to the peace, security and stability of the
           country, including through the establishment of illegitimate parallel administrations,
                Expressing concern that illicit trafficking, trade, exploitation and smuggling of
           natural resources including gold, diamonds and wildlife has a negative impact in the
           economy and the development of the country, and that it continues to threaten the
           peace and stability of CAR,
                Taking note of the Kimberley Process (KP) Administrative Decision on
           Resumption of Exports of Rough Diamonds from the CAR, its annexed Operational
           Framework, and the establishment of the KP Monitoring Team for CAR and
           recognizing the extraordinary efforts of the CAR transitional authorities and the KP,
           under the 2015 Chairmanship of Angola, to responsibly reintegrate CAR into the
           global diamond trade,
                Noting with concern the findings of the Panel of Experts’ final report that the
           Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) remains active in the CAR, has established links to
           other armed groups and is generating revenues from the exploitation and trade of
           natural resources, including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching,
                 Noting with concern the ongoing transnational criminal activity in the region,
           emphasizing the risk of the situation in the CAR providing a conducive environment
           for further transnational criminal activity, such as that involving arms traffick ing
           and the use of mercenaries as well as a potential breeding ground for radical
           networks,
                 Acknowledging in this respect the important contribution the Council -
           mandated arms embargo can make to countering the illicit transfer of arms and
           related materiel in the CAR and its region, and in supporting post-conflict
           peacebuilding, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector
           reform, recalling its resolutions 2117 (2013), 2127 (2013) and 2220 (2015) and
           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 affected by armed conflict,



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                     Recalling the need for an inclusive and effective disarmament, demobilization
               and reintegration process (DDR) as well as repatriation and resettlement (DDRRR)
               in the case of foreign fighters, including children formerly associated with armed
               forces and groups, while respecting the need to fight impunity,
                     Reiterating the importance of all member States’ full implementation of the
               measures set out in UNSCRs 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014), 2196 (2015) and this
               resolution, including the obligation to implement targeted sanctions against
               individuals and entities designated by the Sanctions Committee established pursuant
               to resolution 2127 (2013) and underlining that individuals who knowingly facilitate
               the travel of a listed individual in violation of the travel ban may be determined by
               the Committee to have met the designation criteria for sanctions,
                    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 and implementation of the sanctions regime in all its aspects,
                     Noting with concern the reports that sanctioned individuals are travelling in
               the region in violation of the travel ban, and underli ning that individuals or entities
               who knowingly facilitate the travel of a sanctioned individual in violation of the
               travel ban may be determined by the Committee to have met the designation criteria
               for sanctions,
                    Welcoming efforts by the Chair of the 2127 Sanctions Committee and the
               President of the Security Council to support and strengthen the implementation of
               the measures imposed pursuant to resolution 2196 (2015) through engagement with
               Member States, especially regional States, and welcoming in th is regard the travel
               by the Chair and Committee members to the CAR in August 2015,
                     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,

               Arms embargo
                     1.    Decides that, until 31 January 2017, all Member States shall continue to
               take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer
               to the CAR, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag
               vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and
               ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare
               parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other
               assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any
               arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel
               whether or not originating in their territories, and decid es further that this measure
               shall not apply to:
                    (a) Supplies intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA, the
               African Union-Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), and the European Union Missions
               and French Forces deployed in the CAR;
                    (b) Supplies of non-lethal equipment and provision of assistance, including
               operational and non-operational training to the CAR security forces, intended solely
               for support of or use in the CAR process of Security Sector Reform (SSR), in


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           coordination with MINUSCA, and as notified in advance to the Committee, and
           requests MINUSCA to report on the contribution to SSR of this exemption, as part
           of its regular reports to the Council;
                 (c) Supplies brought into the CAR by Chadian or Sudanese forces solely for
           their use in international patrols of the tripartite force established on 23 May 2011
           in Khartoum by the CAR, Chad and Sudan, to enhance security in the common
           border areas, in cooperation with MINUSCA, as approved in advance by the
           Committee;
                (d) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for
           humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training, as
           approved in advance by the Committee;
                 (e) Protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets,
           temporarily exported to the CAR by United Nations personnel, representatives of
           the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for
           their personal use only;
                 (f) Supplies of small arms and other related equipment intended solely for
           use in international patrols providing security in the Sangha River Tri -national
           Protected Area to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, and other
           activities contrary to the national laws of the CAR or the CAR’s international legal
           obligations, as notified in advance to the Committee;
                (g) Supplies of arms and other related lethal equipment to the CAR security
           forces, intended solely for support of or use in the CAR pro cess of SSR, as
           approved in advance by the Committee; or
                 (h) Other sales or supply of arms and related materiel, or provision of
           assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee;
                 2.    Decides to authorize all Member States to, and that all Member States
           shall, upon discovery of items prohibited by paragraph 1 of this resolution, seize,
           register and dispose (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or
           transferring to a State other than the originating or destination State s for disposal)
           items the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited by paragraph 1 of
           this resolution and decides further that all Member States shall cooperate in such
           efforts;
                 3.   Reiterates its call upon the transitional authorities, and the subsequent
           elected authorities, with the assistance of MINUSCA and international partners, to
           address the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and
           light weapons in the CAR, and to ensure the collection and/or destructi on of
           surplus, seized, unmarked, or illicitly held weapons and ammunition and further
           stresses the importance of incorporating such elements into SSR and DDRRR
           programmes;
                 4.    Strongly encourages the CAR transitional authorities and subsequent
           elected authorities to increase their capacity, with the support of MINUSCA,
           UNMAS, and other international partners, to store and manage weapons and
           ammunition in their possession, including those transferred from MINUSCA stocks,
           according to international best practices and norms, while ensuring that the FACA
           and interior forces units receiving such weapons and ammunition are fully trained
           and vetted;


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               Travel ban
                      5.   Decides that, until 31 January 2017, all Member States shall continue to
               take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their
               territories of individuals designated by the Committee, provided that nothing in this
               paragraph shall oblige a State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory;
                    6.    Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 5 above shall not apply:
                     (a) Where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that such travel
               is justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligation;
                    (b)   Where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial
               process;
                   (c) Where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that an
               exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in the
               CAR and stability in the region;
                     7.    Emphasizes that violations of the travel ban can undermine the peace,
               stability or security of the CAR, observes that individuals who knowingly facilitate
               the travel of a listed individual in violation of the travel ban may be determined by
               the Committee to have met the designation criteria provided for in this resolution
               and calls upon all parties and all Member States to cooperate with the Committee as
               well as the Panel of Experts on the implementation of the travel ban;

               Asset freeze
                     8.    Decides that all Member States shall, until 31 January 2017, continue to
               freeze without delay all funds, other financial assets and economic resources which
               are on their territories, which are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
               individuals or entities designated by the Committee, or by individuals or entities
               acting on their behalf or at their direction, or b y entities owned or controlled by
               them, and decides further that all Member States shall continue to ensure that any
               funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made
               available by their nationals or by any individuals or entities within their territories,
               to or for the benefit of the individuals or entities designated by the Committee;
                    9.    Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 8 above do not apply to
               funds, other financial assets or economic resources that have been dete rmined by
               relevant Member States:
                     (a) To be necessary for basic expenses, including payment for foodstuffs,
               rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and
               public utility charges or exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and
               reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services
               in accordance with national laws, or fees or service charges, in accordance with
               national laws, for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds, ot her financial
               assets and economic resources, after notification by the relevant State to the
               Committee of the intention to authorize, where appropriate, access to such funds,
               other financial assets or economic resources and in the absence of a negative
               decision by the Committee within five working days of such notification;




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                (b) To be necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that such
           determination has been notified by the relevant State or Member States to the
           Committee and has been approved by the Committee; or
                 (c) To be the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgment,
           in which case the funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used
           to satisfy that lien or judgment provided that the lien or judgment was e ntered into
           prior to the date of the present resolution, is not for the benefit of a person or entity
           designated by the Committee, and has been notified by the relevant State or Member
           States to the Committee;
                 10. Decides that Member States may permit the addition to the accounts
           frozen pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 8 above of interests or other earnings
           due on those accounts or payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations
           that arose prior to the date on which those accounts became s ubject to the provisions
           of this resolution, provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments
           continue to be subject to these provisions and are frozen;
                 11. Decides that the measures in paragraph 8 above shall not prevent a
           designated person or entity from making payment due under a contract entered into
           prior to the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant States have
           determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or
           entity designated pursuant to paragraph 8 above, and after notification by the
           relevant States to the Committee of the intention to make or receive such payments
           or to authorize, where appropriate, the unfreezing of funds, other financial assets or
           economic resources for this purpose, 10 working days prior to such authorization;

           Designation criteria
                 12. Decides that the measures contained in paragraphs 5 and 8 shall apply to
           the individuals and entities designated by the Committee as 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 transition process, or the
           stabilization and reconciliation process or that fuel violence;
                13. Further decides in this regard that the measures contained in
           paragraphs 5 and 8 shall also apply to the individuals and entities designated by the
           Committee as:
                 (a) Acting in violation of the arms embargo established in paragraph 54 of
           resolution 2127 (2013) and extended by paragraph 1 of this resolution, or as having
           directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred to armed gr oups or criminal
           networks in CAR, or as having been the recipient of arms or any related materiel, or
           any technical advice, training, or assistance, including financing and financial
           assistance, related to violent activities of armed groups or criminal net works in
           CAR;
                 (b) Involved in planning, directing, or committing acts that violate
           international human rights law or international humanitarian law, as applicable, or
           that constitute human rights abuses or violations, in the CAR, including acts
           involving sexual violence, targeting of civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks,
           attacks on schools and hospitals, and abduction and forced displacement;




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                    (c) Recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of
               applicable international law;
                      (d) Providing support for armed groups or criminal networks through the
               illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including diamonds, gold, wildlife
               as well as wildlife products in or from the CAR;
                     (e) Obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to CAR, or access to,
               or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in CAR;
                    (f) Involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks against
               UN missions or international security presences, including MINUSCA, the
               European Union Missions and French operations which support them;
                     (g) Being leaders of an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to
               paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution, or having provided
               support to, or acted for or on behalf of, or at the direction of, an individual or an
               entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to paragraphs 36 or 37 of
               resolution 2134 (2014) or this resolution, or an entity owned or controlled by a
               designated individual or entity;
                     14. Welcomes measures taken by Member States of the International
               Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to implement the Regional
               Initiative against Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources as endorsed in the 2010
               Lusaka Declaration, including promoting the use by economic actors of Due
               Diligence Frameworks such as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible
               Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, and
               encourages all States, particularly those in the region, to continue to r aise awareness
               of the due diligence guidelines;

               Sanctions Committee
                     15. Decides that the mandate of the Committee established pursuant to
               paragraph 57 of resolution 2127 (2013) shall apply with respect to the measures
               imposed in paragraphs 54 and 55 of resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and
               32 of resolution 2134 (2014) extended by this resolution;
                     16. Emphasizes the importance of holding regular consultations with
               concerned Member States, international and regional and subregional organizati ons,
               as may be necessary, in particular neighbouring and regional States, in order to
               ensure full implementation of the measures renewed by this resolution, and in that
               regard encourages the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits to
               selected countries by the Chair and/or Committee members;
                     17. Requests the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance
               with the measures pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 8 above and to determine the
               appropriate course of action on each case, and requests the Chair, in regular reports
               to the Council pursuant to paragraph 31 below, to provide progress reports on the
               Committee’s work on this issue;
                    18. Recognizes the KP’s decision that CAR may resume trade in rough
               diamonds from “compliant zones” established under conditions set forth by the KP,
               notes that the KP intends to keep the Security Council, the Committee and its Panel
               of Experts, and MINUSCA informed of its decisions and, thereby, requests the KP
               Chair of the Working Group on Monitoring to periodically update the Committee on


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           the work of the KP CAR Monitoring Team, including any decisions on areas
           designated as “compliant zones” and decisions related to the trade of the stockpiles
           of rough diamonds held in CAR;
                 19. Calls for enhanced vigilance from trading centres and States in the
           region to support the CAR transitional authorities’ efforts to re -establish legitimate
           trade and benefit from its natural resources; and commends CAR for taking special
           measures to enhance traceability of diamonds from compliant zones so that
           diamonds are not used for the benefit of armed groups or to destabilize CAR;
                20. Encourages the KP to resolve the issue of the diamond stockpiles in
           cooperation with the CAR authorities and in consultation with the Pa nel of Experts;

           Panel of Experts
               21. Expresses its full support for the Panel of Experts on the Central African
           Republic established pursuant to paragraph 59 of resolution 2127 (2013);
                22. Decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 February
           2017 and, expresses its intent to review the mandate and take appropriate action
           regarding further extension no later than 31 January 2017 and requests the
           Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures as expeditiously as
           possible to support its action;
                23. Decides that the mandate of the Panel of Experts shall include the
           following tasks, to:
                 (a) Assist the Committee in carrying out its mandate as specified in this
           resolution, including through providing the Committee with information relevant to
           the potential designation at a later stage of individuals or entities who may be
           engaging in the activities described in paragraphs 12 and 13 above;
                (b) Gather, examine and analyse information from States, relevant United
           Nations bodies, regional organizations and other interested parties regarding the
           implementation of the measures decided in this resolution, in particular incidents of
           non-compliance, including to facilitate, upon request by Member States, assistance
           on capacity-building;
                (c) Provide to the Committee a midterm report no later than 30 July 2016
           and a final report to the Security Council, after discussion with the Committee, by
           31 December 2016 on the implementation of the measures imposed by paragraphs 54
           and 55 of resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134
           (2014) renewed by paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 8 of this resol ution;
                (d) Submit progress updates to the Committee, especially in situations of
           urgency, or as the Panel deems necessary;
                 (e) Assist the Committee in refining and updating information on the list of
           individuals and entities designated by the Committee pursuant to the criteria
           renewed by paragraphs 11 and 12 above including through the provision of
           biometric information and additional information for the publicly available narrative
           summary of reasons for listing;
                 (f) Assist the Committee by providing information regarding individuals and
           entities that may meet the designation criteria in paragraphs 11 and 12 above,
           including by reporting such information to the Committee, as it becomes available,


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               and to include in its formal written reports, the na mes of potential designees,
               appropriate identifying information, and relevant information regarding why the
               individual or entity may meet the designation criteria in paragraphs 11 and 12
               above;
                    (g) Cooperate with the KP CAR Monitoring Team to support the resumption
               of exports of rough diamonds from CAR and report to the Committee if the
               resumption of trade is destabilizing CAR or benefiting armed groups;
                    24. Calls upon the Panel of Experts to cooperate actively with other Panels
               or Groups of Experts established by the Security Council, as relevant to the
               implementation of their mandate;
                    25. Expresses particular concern about reports of illicit trafficking networks
               which continue to fund and supply armed groups in the CAR, and encourages the
               Panel, in the course of carrying out its mandate, to devote special attention to the
               analysis of such networks;
                     26. Urges the CAR, its neighbouring States and other member States of the
               International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) to cooperate at t he
               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;
                    27. Urges all parties, and all Member States, as well as international,
               regional and subregional organizations to ensure cooperation with the Panel of
               Experts and the safety of its members;
                     28. Further urges all Member States and all relevant United Nations bodies
               to ensure unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites in order
               for the Panel of Experts to execute its mandate;
                    29. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
               Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative for Sexua l Violence in
               Conflict to continue sharing relevant information with the Committee in accordance
               with paragraph 7 of resolution 1960 (2010) and paragraph 9 of resolution 1998
               (2011);

               Reporting and review
                    30. Calls upon all States, particularly those in the region and those in which
               designated individuals and entities designated are based, to actively implement the
               measures contained in this resolution and to regularly report to the Committee on
               the actions they have taken to implement the measures i mposed by paragraphs 54
               and 55 of resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134
               (2014) renewed by paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 8 of this resolution;
                     31. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chair, at least once
               per year to the Council, on the state of the overall work of the Committee, including
               alongside the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the CAR on the
               situation in the CAR as appropriate, and encourages the Chair to hold regular
               briefings for all interested Member States;
                    32. Affirms that it shall keep the situation in the CAR under continuous
               review and that it shall be prepared to review the appropriateness of the measures



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           contained in this resolution, including the strengthening through additional
           measures, in particular the freezing of assets, modification, suspension or lifting of
           the measures, as may be needed at any time in light of the progress achieved in the
           stabilization of the country and compliance with this resolution;
                33.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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