Security Council resolution 2339 (2017) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Central African Republic until 31 Jan. 2018 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 2127 (2013) until 28 Feb. 2018]
Symbol: S/RES/2339 (2017)
Date: 2017-01-27
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/72 [181] CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION
S/72 [227] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Subjects: 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)|UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC|ARMS EMBARGO|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|FROZEN ASSETS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SENEGAL
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UKRAINE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: URUGUAY
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                 27 January 2017




               Resolution 2339 (2017)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7872nd meeting, on
               27 January 2017

                    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), 2301 (2016) as well as resolution 2272 (2016), and the
               Statements of its President of 18 December 2014 (S/PRST/2014/28), 20 October
               2015 (S/PRST/2015/17), and 16 November 2016 (S/PRST/2016/17),
                      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 CAR bears the primary responsibility to protect all
               populations within its territory from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and
               crimes against humanity,
                     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
               spoilers, as well as the ongoing violence, the lack of capacity of the national
               security forces, the limited authority of the State over al l of the CAR territory, and
               the persistence of the root causes of the conflict,
                    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,
                     Calling upon the CAR 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 speed up the reform of the CAR Armed Forces (FACA)




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               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 inclusive and effective disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and
               repatriation (DDRR) of armed groups, including children formerly associated with
               them; 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,
                     Encouraging the CAR authorities, in collaboration with the United Nations
               Multidimensional Integrated Mission in the CAR (MINUSCA) and the European
               Union Training Mission in the CAR (EUTM-RCA), to provide equal opportunities
               for members of armed groups, whether anti-Balaka or ex-Séléka, in the process of
               selecting eligible demobilized members to integrate into the national security and
               defence forces, and to ensure that FACA soldiers of all prefectures enjoy equal
               access to the registration and simplified verification process,
                     Underlining the importance of rebuilding a multi-ethnic, republican and
               professional national army in the CAR, recognizing in this regard the work carried
               out by the EUTM-RCA and welcoming the intention of Member States of the
               Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to contribute to the
               training of the national security and defence forces in support of the CAR
               authorities and in coordination with EUTM,
                    Calling upon the CAR authorities to ensure that perpetrators of violations of
               applicable international law, including those committed against chil dren 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 accountabl e 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 Secretary-General’s Report of 29 September 2016 (S/2016/824)
               submitted pursuant to resolution 2301 (2016),
                     Further welcoming also the midterm update and the final report (S/2016/1032)
               of the Panel of Experts on the CAR established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013),
               expanded by resolution 2134 (2014) and extended pursuant to resolution 2262
               (2016), and taking note of the Panel of Experts’ recommendations,
                     Strongly condemning the ongoing violence and instability in the CAR, and the
               threats of violence, human rights violations and abuses and international
               humanitarian law violations, including against women 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 Bangui and denial of humanitarian access, committed by armed
               elements, which continue to adversely affect the dire humanitarian situation faced
               by the civilian population and to impede humanitarian access to vulnera ble
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                 Stressing the urgent and imperative need to end impunity in the CAR and to
           bring to justice perpetrators of these acts, some of which 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 authorities on alleged crimes committed since 2012 and
           welcoming the ongoing cooperation by the CAR authorities in this regard,
                Stressing the importance of putting in place an effective national judicial
           system, underlining the need to bolster national accountability mechanisms,
           including through further implementation of 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, and recalling the import ance of
           continuous support of the international community to this process pursued by the
           CAR authorities,
                 Emphasizing that those engaging in or providing support for acts that
           undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR, threaten or impede the
           political stabilization and reconciliation process, target civilians and attack
           peacekeepers may meet criteria for designation under sanctions as stated in this
           resolution,
                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 the 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 work of the KP Monitoring Team for CAR and recognizing the
           extraordinary efforts of the CAR Authorities and the KP, to responsibly and
           progressively, through pre-established “compliant zones”, reintegrate the 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 li nks to
           other armed groups and is generating revenues from the exploitation and trade of
           natural resources, including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching,
                 Further 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 activities, such as those involving
           arms trafficking 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, DDRR and SSR processes, recalling its resolutions 2117 (2013),
           2127 (2013), 2220 (2015) and 2262 (2016) and expressing grave concern at the
           threat to peace and security in the CAR arising from the illicit transfer, destabilizing




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               accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and the use o f such
               weapons against civilians affected by armed conflict,
                     Reiterating the importance of all Member States’ full implementation of the
               measures set out in resolutions 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014), 2196 (2015), 2262 (2016)
               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) (the Committee),
                    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 underlining 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 Committee and the President of the
               Security Council to support and strengthen the implementation of the measures
               imposed pursuant to resolution 2262 (2016) through engagement with Member
               States, especially regional States, and welcoming in this regard the travel by the
               Chair and Committee members to the CAR in May 2016,
                     Welcoming the outcome of the international support conference held in
               Brussels in November 2016 and the pledges announced during this conference,
               encouraging Member States to swiftly disburse these pledges, and encourages
               further mobilization at the African Union Solidarity Conference for the CAR to be
               held in Addis Ababa in February 2017,
                     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 2018, 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 decides 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
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                 (b) Supplies of non-lethal equipment and provision of assistance, including
           operational and non-operational training to the CAR security forces, including State
           civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for support of or use in the
           CAR process of Security Sector Reform (SSR), in 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, including State civilian law enforcement institutions, intended solely for
           support of or use in the CAR process of SSR, as approved in adva nce 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 States 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 CAR 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 destruction of surplus, seized, unmarked, or illicitly
           held weapons and ammunition and further stresses the importance of incorporating
           such elements into SSR and DDRR programmes;
                 4.   Strongly encourages the CAR authorities to increase their capacity, with
           the support of MINUSCA, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), and




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               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;

               Travel ban
                      5.   Decides that, until 31 January 2018, 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, and
               calls upon the CAR Government to enhance cooperation and information sharing
               with other States in this regard;
                      6.    Encourages Member States, as appropriate and in accordance with their
               domestic law and applicable international legal instruments and framework
               documents, to require that airlines operating in their territories provide advance
               passenger information to the appropriate national authorities in order to detect the
               departure from their territories, or attempted entry into or transit through their
               territories, by means of civil aircraft, of individuals designated by the Committee;
                      7.    Also encourages Member States to report any such departures from their
               territories, or such attempted entry into or transit through their territories, of such
               individuals to the Committee, as well as sharing this information with the State of
               residence or nationality, as appropriate and in accordance with domestic law and
               international obligations;
                     8.   Urges the CAR authorities, in their implementation of the measures set
               out in paragraph 5 above, to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, and lost
               passports and other travel documents, as well as invalidated diplomatic passports
               are removed from circulation, in accordance with domestic laws and practices, as
               soon as possible, and to share information on those documents with other Member
               States through the INTERPOL database;
                    9.    Encourages Member States to submit, where available and in accordance
               with their national legislation, photographs and other biometric data of individuals
               designated by the Committee for inclusion in INTERPOL-United Nations Security
               Council Special Notices;
                    10.   Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 5 above shall not ap ply:
                     (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;
                     11. Emphasizes that violations of the travel ban can undermine the peace,
               stability or security of the CAR, observes that individuals or entities who knowingly
               facilitate the travel of a listed individual in violation of the travel ban may be




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           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
                 12. Decides that all Member States shall, until 31 January 2018, continue to
           freeze without delay all funds, other financial assets and economic resources within
           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 by 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;
                 13. Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 12 above do not apply
           to funds, other financial assets or economic resources that have been determined 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, other 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;
                (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 entered 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;
                 14. Decides that Member States may permit the addition to the accounts
           frozen pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 12 above of interest 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 subject 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;
                 15. Decides that the measures in paragraph 12 above shall not prevent a
           designated person or entity from making payment due under a c ontract 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




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               entity designated pursuant to paragraph 12 above, and after notif ication 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 auth orization;

               Designation criteria
                    16. Decides that the measures contained in paragraphs 5 and 12 shall apply
               to the individuals and entities designated by the Committee as engaging in or
               providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability o r security of the
               CAR, including acts that threaten or impede the stabilization and reconciliation
               process or that fuel violence;
                    17. Further decides in this regard that the measures contained in
               paragraphs 5 and 12 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 groups or criminal
               networks in the 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
               networks in the 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, targeting of
               civilians, ethnic- or religious-based attacks, attacks on schools and hospitals, and
               abduction and forced displacement;
                    (c) Involved in planning, directing or committing acts involvi ng sexual and
               gender-based violence in the CAR;
                    (d) Recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the CAR, in violation of
               applicable international law;
                      (e) 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;
                    (f) Obstructing the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the CAR, or
               access to, or distribution of, humanitarian assistance in the CAR;
                    (g) 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;
                     (h) Being leaders of an entity that the Committee has designated pursuant to
               paragraphs 36 or 37 of resolution 2134 (2014), paragraphs 11 or 12 of resolution
               2196 (2015), paragraphs 12 or 13 of resolution 2262 (2016) 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 p aragraphs 36
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           paragraphs 12 or 13 of resolution 2262 (2016) or this resolution, or an entity owned
           or controlled by a designated individual or entity;
                 18. 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 f or Responsible
           Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, and
           encourages all States, particularly those in the region, to continue to raise awareness
           of the due diligence guidelines;

           Sanctions Committee
                19. Decides that the mandate of the Committee 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;
                 20. Emphasizes the importance of holding regular consultations with
           concerned Member States, international and regional and subregional organizations,
           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;
                 21. Encourages all Member States, in particular neighbouring States and
           Member States of the Economic Community of the Central African States (ECCAS)
           and of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to utilize
           the advance notification and exemption procedures pursuant to paragraph 1 of this
           resolution to return arms and related materiel of all types belonging to the FACA, or
           to implement technical assistance, training or other assistance related to military
           activities by the Central African national security and defence forces, and in this
           regard requests the Panel of Experts to provide the necessary assistance as per
           paragraph 28 (b) of this resolution;
                 22. Requests the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance
           with the measures pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 12 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 37 below, to provide progress reports on the
           Committee’s work on this issue;
                23. Recognizes the KP’s decision that the 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, requests the KP Chair of
           the Working Group on Monitoring to periodically update the Committee on 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 the CAR;
                24. Calls for enhanced vigilance from trading centres and States in the
           region to support the CAR authorities’ efforts to re-establish legitimate trade and
           benefit from its natural resources; and commends the CAR for taking special




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               measures to enhance traceability of diamonds from compliant zones so that
               diamonds are not used for the benefit of armed groups or to destabilize the CAR;
                    25. Encourages the KP to resolve the issue of the diamond stockpiles in
               cooperation with the CAR authorities and in consultation with the Panel of Experts;

               Panel of Experts
                   26. Expresses its full support for the Panel of Experts on the Central African
               Republic established pursuant to paragraph 59 of resolution 2127 (2013);
                    27. Decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 February
               2018, expresses its intent to review the mandate and take appropriate action
               regarding further extension no later than 31 January 2018 and requests the
               Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures as expeditiously as
               possible to support its action;
                    28. 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;
                    (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 Security Council, after discussion with the Committee, a
               midterm report no later than 30 July 2017, and a final report by 31 December 2017,
               on the implementation of the measures imposed by para graphs 54 and 55 of
               resolution 2127 (2013) and paragraphs 30 and 32 of resolution 2134 (2014) renewed
               by paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 12 of this resolution;
                    (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 16 and 17 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 16 and 17 above,
               including by reporting such information to the Committee, as it becomes available,
               and to include in its formal written reports, the names of potent ial designees,
               appropriate identifying information, and relevant information regarding why the
               individual or entity may meet the designation criteria in paragraphs 16 and 17
               above;
                    (g) Cooperate with the KP CAR Monitoring Team to support the resumption
               of exports of rough diamonds from the CAR and report to the Committee if the
               resumption of trade is destabilizing the CAR or benefiting armed groups;




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                 29. Requests the Secretariat to provide to the Security Council, by 30 May
           2017, options for the elaboration of benchmarks, in coordination with EUTM and
           other active partners in the field of SSR and in consultation with the CAR
           Authorities, to assess the arms embargo measures according to the progress of the
           SSR, including FACA and Internal Security Forces and their needs, as well as
           additional information on the Panel of Experts’ recommended arms embargo
           working group to be potentially established within MINUSCA by the Security
           Council, including on the composition, tasks, functioning, resource requirements
           and implication with regards the implementation of MINUSCA’s mandate, of such a
           working group, with reference to previous similar experiences in other UN
           Peacekeeping Missions;
                30. 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;
                31. Expresses particular concern about reports of illicit trafficking networks
           which continue to fund and supply armed groups in the CAR, and enc ourages the
           Panel, in the course of carrying out its mandate, to devote special attention to the
           analysis of such networks;
                32. Urges the CAR, its neighbouring States and other Member States of the
           ICGLR to cooperate at the regional level to investigate and combat criminal
           networks and armed groups involved in the illegal exploitation and smuggling of
           natural resources including gold, diamonds and wildlife poaching and trafficking;
                33. 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;
                 34. Further urges all Member States and all relevant United Nations bodie s
           to ensure unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites in order
           for the Panel of Experts to execute its mandate;
                35. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
           Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative for Sexual 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
                36. 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 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 12 of this resolution;
                37. 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




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               situation in the CAR as appropriate, and encourages the Chair to hold regular
               briefings for all interested Member States;
                    38. 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
               contained in this resolution, including the strengthening through additional
               measures, 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;
                    39.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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