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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
populations,
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