UN Security Council
2021

preparation of inclusive, free and fair local elections in 2022, carried out in a transparent, credible, peaceful and timely manner, in accordance with the Constitution of the CAR and the decisions of the Constitutional Court, with the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women as voters and candidates, including by meeting the quota of at least 35 percent of women as required by the law of the CAR, encourages the participation of youth, urges CAR authorities to support the appropriate legislative framework to enable durable financing of decentralized government and to ensure adequate infrastructure to support newly elected officials, calls on all parties to refrain from incitement to hatred and violence, including through social media platforms, and to engage in dialogue, including through the Republican Dialogue, in order to solve any outstanding issues regarding the electoral framework, further calls upon CAR authorities to allow political space for the role, rights and responsibilities of legally constituted political parties, including opposition parties, and also ensure secure conditions for the conduct of elections and unrestricted