UN Security Council
2017

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 17-01286 3/12 S/RES/2339 (2017) 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),