Security Council resolution 2217 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until 30 Apr. 2016]
Symbol: S/RES/2217 (2015)
Date: 2015-04-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [227] UN MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
S/70 [181] CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION
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: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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                Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                                28 April 2015




                Resolution 2217 (2015)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7434th meeting, on
                28 April 2015

                     The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and statements on the Central Afri can
                Republic (CAR), in particular resolutions 2121 (2013), 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014),
                2149 (2014), 2181 (2014), 2196 (2015) and 2212 (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, and recognizing that the mandate of each peacekeeping mission is specific
                to the need and situation of the country concerned,
                     Recalling that the Central African Republic 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,
                      Further emphasizing that the continued role of the region, including the Chair
                of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and its Mediator,
                as well as the African Union and the United Nations as members of the Mediation,
                remains critical for the promotion of lasting peace and stability in the CAR, and
                reiterates its appreciation for their ongoing efforts in this regard,
                      Commending the African-led International Support Mission to the Central
                African Republic (MISCA), Sangaris and EUFOR RCA for the work done in laying
                the foundation for increased security ahead of and in support of the United Nations
                Integrated Multi-dimensional Mission in the Central African Republic
                (MINUSCA)’s deployment, commending also the transition from MISCA to
                MINUSCA on 15 September 2014,


           * Reissued for technical reasons on 30 April 2015.


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                    Noting with concern, however, that while improving, the security situation in
               the CAR remains fragile,
                     Condemning the multiple violations of international humanitarian law and the
               widespread human rights violations and abuses, including those involving
               extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention,
               torture, sexual violence against women and children, rape, recruitment and use of
               children and attacks against civilians, looting and destruction of property and
               attacks against places of worship, denial of humanitarian access, deliberate attacks
               against national and international personnel of humanitarian organisations, United
               Nations personnel and its associated personnel, and humanitarian assets, including
               supplies, facilities and transports committed by both former Seleka elements and
               militia groups, in particular the “anti-Balaka”,
                      Welcoming 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 1st January 2013, that may amount to war crimes and
               crimes against humanity, including ethnic cleansing by eleme nts of the anti-balaka
               militia,
                     Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks and provocations against
               MINUSCA contingents and other international forces by armed groups, underlining
               that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes, remindin g all parties
               of their obligations under international humanitarian law and urging the CAR
               Transitional 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, and underlining its support for the work of the
               Independent Expert on human rights in the CAR,
                    Welcoming in this regard the Transitional Authorities’ efforts, in particular the
               adoption of the relevant legislation, to establish a Special Criminal Court within the
               national judicial system, with jurisdiction over serious violations of human rights
               and of international humanitarian law, consistent with the CAR ’s international
               humanitarian law and international human rights law obligations,
                     Urging the national authorities to take all appropriate steps to implement the
               law establishing a national Special Criminal Court, and 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 by
               the Special Criminal Court and its effective contribution to peace, justice and
               reconciliation in the country,
                     Emphasizing the fact that the current security situation in the CAR provides a
               conducive environment for transnational criminal activity, such as that involving
               arms trafficking and the use of mercenaries as well as a potential breeding ground
               for radical networks,




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                 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 the region, and in supporting post -conflict
           peacebuilding, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector
           reform, and recalling its resolution 2196 (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,
                 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,
                 Emphasizing that the targeted sanctions renewed by resolution 2196 (2015)
           aim at, inter alia, 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, that impede the political transition process or that fuel violenc e and at
           individuals and entities designated by the Committee as involved in planning,
           directing, or committing acts that violate international human rights law or
           international humanitarian law or that constitute human rights abuses or violations,
                 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 mor e than 435,000
           internally displaced persons (IDPs), of the thousands of civilians trapped in
           enclaves, and of the more than 450,000 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 Transitional 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,
                Urging all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure the safety and security
           of humanitarian personnel, of United Nations and associated personnel and of
           United Nations installation, equipment and goods,
                 Reiterating also its appreciation for the efforts of the International Contact
           Group on the CAR, co-chaired by the AU and the Republic of Congo, taking note of
           the decision of the International Mediator in the CAR crisis, in accordance with the
           transitional national charter, to extend the transition for six months, until 15 August
           2015, welcoming the communiqué issued at its 7th meeting held in Brazzaville, on
           16 March 2015, and encouraging all stakeholders to pursue their efforts,
                 Welcoming the commitment of the CAR Transitional Authorities to complete
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               Transitional Authorities and the National Elections Authority, in accordance with
               the transitional national charter, to swiftly take the necessary steps to accelerate the
               preparation of the electoral process with a view to holding as a matter of urgency
               and as soon as possible the free, fair, and credible elections currently scheduled to
               take place by August 2015,
                    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,
                     Recognizing the work of the Bangui Forum Preparatory Committee, and
               welcoming the setting of the date for the Bangui Forum, which is a critical step in
               the political transition process and offers an opportunity to address issues that are of
               critical importance to the future of the country, including peace and security, justice
               and reconciliation, governance and economic and social development,
                     Welcoming the joint action of some domestic religious leaders 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,
                     Recalling the need for an inclusive 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,
                     Underlining the need to support national, and to coordinate international,
               efforts towards rebuilding the security sector in the CAR and 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 launching by the European Union (EU) of a
               military advice mission based in Bangui (EUMAM -RCA), which will support, at
               their request, the CAR Transitional Authorities, and will work closely with
               MINUSCA, by providing expert advice on reforming the FACA into a multi -ethnic,
               professional, and republican armed forces,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006)
               and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, its resolutions 1612
               (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), 2068 (2012) and 2143 (2014) on Children and
               Armed Conflict and its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889
               (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013) on Women, Peace and Security
               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-Séléka and anti-Balaka as well as the Lord’s
               resistance army, and that women continue to be violently targeted and victims of
               sexual and gender based violence in the CAR,
                     Expressing serious concern about the dire situation of persons with disabilities
               in the CAR, including abandonment, violence and lack of access to basic services,
               and emphasizing the need to ensure that the particular needs of persons with
               disabilities are addressed in the humanitarian response,




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                Commending the ongoing role and contribution of the African Union (AU) to
           the stabilization of the CAR 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) for the CAR,
           and further welcoming the contribution of the United States of America and of other
           Member States to the stabilization of the CAR,
                Encouraging the international community to swiftly follow through on pledges
           to continue providing support in response to the humanitarian situation in CAR, and
           to prepare for reconstruction with an approach linking relief, rehabilitation and
           development (LRRD),
                 Calling on international partners to assist the Transitional Authorities in
           building the institutional capacity of national police 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
           2196 (2015) and the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed elements,
                Welcoming the World Bank’s plan for 2014 presented at the Central African
           Republic Peacebuilding Commission Country-Specific Configuration meeting on
           19 February 2014 and strongly encouraging international financial institutions to
           continue to engage with the Transitional Authorities, and to increase their
           commitments to support the Transitional Authorities,
                 Calling on international partners to urgently provide financial contributions to
           support national dialogue and reconciliation, the preparation of elections, the
           extension of State authority, accountability, DDR/R and security sector reform
           (SSR) processes, as well as the restoration of the judicial and penal chains in order
           to fight against impunity,
                 Underlining the role of the Peace Building Commission CAR configuration in
           supporting the efforts of the Transitional Authorities towards national dialogue and
           reconciliation process, elections, accountability, as well as in addressing challenges
           facing the country, through mobilizing and sustaining the attention and commitment
           of partners’ efforts as well as the Peacebuilding Fund,
                Commending the Transitional Authorities for the work done to balance the
           national budget and calls on them to continue their effort to strengthen public
           financial management, transparency and accountability, which will help create a
           conducive environment for the international community to increase budget and
           development support in 2015,
                 Stressing the need to implement MINUSCA’s mandate, based on the
           prioritization of tasks, and, when relevant, in a phased manner,
                Welcoming the Secretary-General’s report of 1 April 2015 (S/2015/227),
                 Taking note of the letter to the Security Council dated 8 April 2014, by which
           the President of the CAR conveyed views regarding MINUSCA’s mandate in terms
           of protection of civilians and urgent temporary Measures,
                 Determining that the situation in the CAR continues to constitute a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
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               Political process
                     1.   Expresses its support to the Transitional Authorities under the leadership
               of Catherine Samba-Panza as Transitional Head of State, welcomes their
               commitment to complete the transition process and reiterates its call upon them to
               further accelerate its completion;
                    2.    Reiterates its support for the Libreville Agreements of 11 January 2013,
               the N’Djamena Declaration of 18 April 2013, the Constitutional Charter for the
               Transition of 18 July 2013 as well as the Cessation of Hostilities agreement signed
               in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, on 23 July 2014;
                     3.  Welcomes the important role of the region through the active leadership
               of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), in particular the
               mediation by the Republic of the Congo, and encourages ECCAS, through its
               Chairperson and its Mediator to continue to support the political transition process
               in the CAR outlined in the above-mentioned Declaration and agreements;
                    4.    Commends the initial measures taken by the AU and ECCAS to restore
               peace and stability in the CAR;
                     5.    Demands that all militias and non-state armed groups lay down their
               arms, cease all forms of violence and destabilizing activities immediately and
               release children from their ranks;
                     6.     Commends the Transitional Authorities and CAR stakeholders for the
               work done in revitalizing the political and reconciliation process in order to lay the
               ground for a sustainable end to the conflict, welcomes recent efforts by the
               Transitional Authorities to gather views of local citizens in advance of the Bangui
               Forum on National Reconciliation by holding inclusive grassroots level
               consultations, underlines the importance of the Forum to promote peace and
               stability, in particular through the signing of an agreement on the disarmament of
               armed groups, and further recalls the crucial role of civil society in the peace and
               reconciliation process;
                     7.   Encourages the submission by Member States of listing requests to the
               Committee established by paragraph 57 of resolution 2127 (2013), including
               detailed evidentiary support for each request, of individuals and entities engaging in
               or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the
               CAR, that impede the transition process or that fuel violence;
                     8.     Urges the Transitional Authorities, as well as the National Elections
               Authority (NEA), in accordance with the transitional national charter, to accelerate
               the preparations in order to hold as a matter of urgency and as soon as possible the
               free, fair, transparent and inclusive presidential and legislative elections currently
               scheduled to take place by August 2015, ensuring the full, effective and equal
               participation of women, IDPs and CAR refugees, the return of whom should be an
               important objective;
                    9.    Calls on all actors in the CAR to respect the Transitional Constitutional
               Charter, particularly with respect to the preparation and ho lding of elections,
               including regarding candidate ineligibility;
                    10. Urges the CAR transitional authorities, with the support of MINUSCA
               and EUMAM-RCA, to adopt a strategy for a comprehensive reform of the CAR


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           Armed Forces (FACA) and 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 of
           appropriate human rights vetting procedures of all defenc e and security personnel as
           well as measures to absorb elements of armed groups meeting, rigorous selection
           and vetting criteria, and requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on
           progress taken in this regard;
                11. Calls on the Central African 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, and in this regard
           to swiftly implement the law establishing the Special Criminal Court;
                 12. Also calls on the Transitional Authorities to continue their efforts to
           redeploy State administration in the provinces, including through the effective
           restoration of the administration of the judiciary and the criminal justice system
           throughout the country, with the support of the international community;
                  13. Calls on Member States, international and regional organizations to
           urgently provide support to the Transitional Authorities for the conduct of the
           transition and subsequent reforms, including contributions for the payment of
           salaries and other needs for the restoration of the State authority over the whole
           territory, as well as for the holding of elections through the UN trust fund, for the
           upcoming DDR/R and SSR programmes and for the restoration of the judiciary and
           the criminal justice system including the Special Criminal Court;
                 14. Encourages the Transitional Authorities, with the support of the
           international community, in particular with IFIs leading interna tional efforts, to
           keep consolidating, based on critical peace and State building goals, public financial
           management and accountability, including revenue collection, expenditure controls,
           public procurement and concession practices building on relevant in ternational
           experiences and in a manner that fosters national ownership and respects the
           sovereignty of the CAR;

           Human rights
                 15. Reiterates the urgent and imperative need to hold accountable all
           perpetrators of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights
           violations and abuses, 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;
                 16. 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
           Transitional Authorities in this regard;
                 17. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including former
           Séléka elements and anti-Balaka elements, to issue clear orders prohibiting 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 Transitional Authorities to investigate swiftly
           alleged violations and abuses in order to hold perpetrators accountable and to ensure


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               that those responsible for such violations and abuses are excluded from the security
               sector;
                    18. 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;
                     19. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including former
               Séléka and anti-Balaka elements, to issue clear orders against sexual and gender
               based violence, and further calls upon the Transitional Authorities to investigate
               swiftly alleged abuses in order to hold perpetrators accountable, in line with its
               resolutions 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013), to ensure that those responsible for such
               crimes are excluded from the security sector and prosecuted, and to facilitate
               immediate access for victims of sexual violence to available services;

               Peacekeeping Operation
                    20. Commends the transition of authority from MISCA to MINUSCA on
               15 September 2014 and welcomes the re-hatting of former MISCA troops and police
               under MINUSCA;
                     21. Commends the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Babacar Gaye and takes note of the increased deployment of
               MINUSCA’s military, police and civilian components; the Mission’s initial work in
               implementing its mandate; and the establishment of the Bangui Task Force to ensure
               the stabilization of the capital;
                    22.   Decides to extend the mandate of MINUSCA until 30 April 2016;
                     23. Decides that MINUSCA has an authorized troop ceiling of 10,750
               military personnel, including 480 Military Observers and Military Staff Officers and
               2,080 police personnel, including 400 Individual Police Officers and 40 corrections
               officers, recalls its intention to keep this number under continuous review in
               particular for the additional troops authorized by resolution 221 2 (2015), calls upon
               Member States to provide troops and police with adequate capabilities and
               equipment in order to enhance the capacity of MINUSCA to operate and discharge
               its responsibilities effectively and requests the Secretary-General to accelerate the
               recruitment of qualified staff, who have the competencies, education, work
               experience and language skills appropriate to the tasks defined under applicable
               competency areas in paragraphs 32 to 34 below, bearing in mind the need to convey
               information and provide technical assistance in the most accessible manner to the
               desired audience;
                     24. Requests the Secretary-General to take all possible steps, including
               through the full use of existing authorities and at his discretion, to accelerate the
               deployments of MINUSCA’s civilian, police and military capabilities in the CAR, in
               order to best respond to the Council’s expectations and the needs of the CAR
               population and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to have
               MINUSCA reach its full operational capacity and ability to discharge its mandate
               over the entire territory of the CAR as soon as technically and logistically possible,
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                25. Urges, to this end, the former MISCA troop and police contributing
           countries that have been re-hatted under MINUSCA to expedite the procurement
           and deployment of remaining additional contingent-owned equipment, in order to
           comply with United Nations standards for troops and police;
                 26. 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;
                27. Requests that the Secretary-General and his Special Representative take
           the necessary steps to reinforce the capacity of the police component of MINUSCA
           and in particular the Bangui task force, within the authorized troop ceiling,
           including through the strengthening of the chain of command, the acceleration of
           the deployment across the whole territory and the recruitment and deployment of
           personnel trained for stabilization tasks in challenging urban environments;
               28. Stresses the importance of expediting the deployment of the civilian
           component of MINUSCA in order to support the actions of the police and military
           components based on the needs of the mission;
                 29. Urges MINUSCA and all relevant United Nations bodies, to ensure
           unhindered access for the Panel of Experts, in particular to persons, documents and
           sites within their control in order for the Panel to execute its mandate;
                 30. Decides that MINUSCA’s mandate should be implemented based on a
           prioritization of tasks established in paragraphs 32 to 34 of this resolutio n, 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;
               31. Authorizes MINUSCA to take all necessary means to carry out its
           mandate within its capabilities and areas of deployment;
               32. 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, the civilian population from threat of physical violence, within its
                 capabilities and areas of deployment, including through active patrolling, and
                 to mitigate risks to civilians posed by its military 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 record threats and attacks against the civilian population,
                 including through regular interaction with the civilian population and working
                 closely with humanitarian and human rights organizations;
                 (iv) To fully implement and deliver, in close consultation with humanitarian
                 and human rights organizations and other relevant partners, the mission-wide
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               (b)   Support for the implementation of the transition process, the extension of State
                     authority and the preservation of territorial integrity
                     (i) To take a leading role in international efforts to assist the Transitional
                     Authorities working with ECCAS, the AU, the United Nations regional office
                     for Central Africa (UNOCA), relevant stakeholders and the international
                     community to devise, facilitate, coordinate and provide technical assistance to
                     the successful and timely completion of the political transition;
                     (ii) To provide good offices and political support for the efforts to address
                     root causes of the conflict and establish lasting peace and security in the CAR;
                     (iii) To provide appropriate support, in coordination with the Transitional
                     Authorities, and based on the risks on the ground, for the provision of security
                     for key national stakeholders, including members of the Transitional
                     Government;
                     (iv) To assist the Transitional Authorities and, subsequently, the elected
                     authorities, in mediation and reconciliation processes at both the national and
                     local levels, working with relevant regional and local bodies and religious
                     leaders, including through inclusive national dialogue, transitional just ice and
                     conflict-resolution mechanisms, while ensuring the full and effective
                     participation of women;
                     (v) To devise, coordinate and provide technical, logistical and security
                     assistance to the electoral process and make all necessary preparations, in
                     support of the Transitional Authorities and working on an urgent basis with the
                     NEA, for the holding, in accordance with the transitional national charter, as a
                     matter of urgency and as soon as possible, of the free, fair, transparent and
                     inclusive presidential and legislative elections currently scheduled to take
                     place by August 2015, in order to complete the political transition in a timely
                     manner, including the full and effective participation of women at all levels
                     and at an early stage, in all phases of the electoral process, and the
                     participation of CAR IDPs and refugees;
                     (vi) To devise, coordinate and provide technical, logistical and security
                     assistance to the organization and the holding of the constitutional referendum,
                     as appropriate;
                     (vii) To promote and support the rapid extension of State authority over the
                     entire territory of the CAR, including by supporting the redeployment of the
                     administration;
                     (viii) To actively seize, confiscate and destroy, as appropriate, the weapons and
                     ammunitions of armed elements, including all militias and non-state armed
                     groups, who refuse or fail to lay down their arms;

               (c)   Facilitate the immediate, full, safe and unhindered delivery of
                     humanitarian assistance
                     To enhance civil-military coordination within MINUSCA and improve
                     coordination with humanitarian actors, 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


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                 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 movement of United Nations and
                 associated personnel;

           (e)   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, in particular by
                 different armed groups, including the former Seleka and the anti-Balaka, as
                 well as in connection with the Bangui Forum and the electoral process, and to
                 contribute to efforts to identify and prosecute perpetrators, and to prevent such
                 violations and abuses, including through the deployment of human rights
                 observers;
                 (ii) To monitor, help investigate and report on violations and abuses
                 committed against children, women as well as persons with disabilities,
                 including rape and other forms of sexual violence in armed conflict, and to
                 contribute to efforts to identify and prosecute perpetrators, and to prevent such
                 violations and abuses;
                 (iii) To support the implementation of relevant recommendations of the
                 International Commission of Inquiry;
                 (iv) To assist the CAR authorities in the effort to protect and promote human
                 rights, including through the establishment of a national human rights
                 commission and to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations;

           (f)   Urgent temporary measures (UTMs)
                 (i) To continue to adopt, within the limits of its capacities and areas of
                 deployment, at the formal request of the Transitional Authorities and in areas
                 where national security forces or judicial authorities are not present or
                 operational, urgent temporary measures on an exceptional basis and with out
                 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 32 (a) to 32 (e) above and
                 33 (a) below, to arrest and detain in order to maintain basic law and order and
                 fight impunity;
                 (ii) Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report to the Security
                 Council any measures that may be adopted on this basis;

           (g)   Special Criminal Court
                 (i) To assist the Transitional Authorities and subsequent elected authorities
                 and facilitate other bilateral and multilateral support to the Transitional
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                     national Special Criminal Court (SCC) consistent with C AR 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;
                     (ii) To provide technical assistance and capacity building for the CAR
                     authorities, in order to 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, and
                     the establishment of a legal aid system, as appropriate, as well as, within
                     existing resources, to provide security for magistrates, and take measures to
                     enhance the security of victims and witnesses as conditions allow, in line with
                     the CAR’s international human rights obligations, including with respect to
                     fair trials, and due process;

               (h)   Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration (DDR) and Repatriation (DDRR)
                     (i) To support the Transitional Authorities and subsequent elected authorities
                     in developing and implementing a revised strategy for the disarmament,
                     demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and, in case of foreign elements,
                     Repatriation (DDRR), of former combatants and armed elements to reflect
                     new realities on the ground, while paying specific attention to the needs of
                     children associated with armed forces and groups;
                     (ii) To support the Transitional Authorities and subsequent elected authorities
                     in implementing the revised strategy for reintegration of former combatants in
                     line with the wider SSR;
                     (iii) To support the Transitional Authorities and subsequent elected authorities
                     in developing and implementing community violence reduction programmes;
                     (iv) To regroup and canton combatants in accordance with Article 4 of the
                     Brazzaville Agreement and in cooperation with the Transitional Authorities
                     and 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 2196 (2015);
                    33. 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 build the capacities, including through technical assistance, of
                     the national judicial system and of the national human rights institutions and
                     assist with national reconciliation efforts, coordinating with the Independen t
                     Expert on human rights as appropriate;
                     (ii) To provide support and to coordinate international assistance to the
                     policing, justice and correctional institutions to reinstate the criminal justice
                     system, within the framework of the United Nations global focal point on rule
                     of law, including through assistance in the maintenance of public safety and
                     basic law and order, in a manner that emphasizes civilian oversight,
                     impartiality and the protection of human rights;



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                 (iii) to support the restoration and maintenance of public safety and the rule
                 of law including through the presence and assistance of United Nations police
                 authorized in paragraph 23 above, including through arresting and handing
                 over to the CAR authorities those responsible for serious human rights
                 violations and abuses and serious violations of international humanitarian law
                 in the country so that they can be brought to justice, and through cooperation
                 with States of the region as well as the ICC in cases of crimes falling within its
                 jurisdiction;

           (b)   Security Sector Reform
                 (i) To support the Transitional Authorities and subsequent elected authorities
                 in devising and implementing the security sector reform and vetting processes,
                 including through the provision of strategic policy advice, in close
                 coordination with the EUMAM-RCA;
                 (ii) To closely coordinate the provision of technical assistance and training
                 between the international partners in the CAR 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);

           (c)   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
                 which 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;
                 34. 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 2196 (2015), in cooperation with the Panel of Experts
           established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013), including by inspecti ng, as it deems
           necessary and when appropriate without notice, all arms and related materiel
           regardless of location, and advise the Transitional 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
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               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 ter ritory;
                    35. Requests the Secretary-General to deploy and allocate personnel and
               expertise within MINUSCA to reflect the priorities identified by paragraph 32 to
               paragraph 34 of this resolution, and to continuously adjust this deployment
               according to the progresses made in the implementation of this mandate;
                    36. Requests MINUSCA to enhance its operational coordination with the
               African Union Regional Task Force on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and
               requests MINUSCA to share relevant information with the Regional Task Force and
               with non-governmental organizations involved in tackling the threat of the LRA;
                     37. Calls upon the Transitional Authorities and international partners and
               relevant United Nations entities, in coordination with MINUSCA and 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 stresses the importance of incorporating such elements into SSR and
               DDR/R programmes;
                     38. 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;
                     39. Requests MINUSCA to take fully into account child protection as a
               cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Transitional 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;
                      40. Requests MINUSCA to take fully into account gender considerations 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, security
               sector reform and DDR and DDR/R processes, as well as in the national political
               dialogue and electoral processes, through, inter alia, the provision of gender
               advisers, and further requests enhanced reporting by MINUSCA to the Council on
               this issue;
                    41. Requests MINUSCA, within its existing resources and mandate, to assist
               the political efforts of the AU, ECCAS and UNOCA to support the transition
               process;
                    42. Reiterates that the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of resolution 2196
               (2015) do not apply to MINUSCA, the AU Regional Task Force (AU -RTF), the
               European Union Missions and French forces operating in the CAR to provide
               organizational advice and non-operational training to the CAR Government Forces
               and as relevant to the implementation of their mandates and requests these forces to
               report on measures taken in this regard as part of their regular reports to the
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                 43. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure
           full compliance of MINUSCA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on
           sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council informed if cases of
           misconduct occur, and notes the relevance of the guidance on contacts with persons
           who are the subject of arrest warrants or summonses issued by the ICC;
                44. Requests MINUSCA to ensure that any support provided to non-United
           Nations security forces is provided in strict compliance with the Human Rights Due
           Diligence Policy on United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces
           (HRDDP), and requests the Secretary-General to include information on any such
           support in his reports to the Council;
                 45. Emphasizes the need for MINUSCA, EUMAM-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 CAR a nd 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
                 46. 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;
                 47. 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 MINUSCA;

           Humanitarian access
                 48. 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;

           Humanitarian appeal
                49. 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;

           French Forces
                 50. 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
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               reporting with that of the Secretary-General referred to in paragraph 52 of this
               resolution;

               Review and Reporting
                    51. 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;
                     52. 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 August 2015, 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 politic al 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 leve ls,
               force and police generation and deployment of all MINUSCA’s constituent
               elements;
                    53.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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