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Welcoming the holding of popular consultations and the Bangui Forum for National
Reconciliation, which was followed by the adoption of the Republican Pact for Peace,
National Reconciliation and Reconstruction and the signing of an agreement on
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration by the representatives of the main actors in
the conflict in the Central African Republic, and emphasizing the need for effective
implementation of the recommendations and measures contained therein,
Welcoming also the peaceful holding of a constitutional referendum on 13 December
2015, the holding of legislative and presidential elections in December 2015 and February
and March 2016, and the investiture of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on 30 March
2016,
Welcoming further the signing of the Political Agreement for Peace and
Reconciliation in the Central African Republic on 6 February 2019, and the adoption of the
road map of the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African
Republic, on 17 July 2017 in Libreville, welcoming the establishment of the new
Government on 22 March 2019 following the consultations in Addis Ababa under the
auspices of the African Union, and emphasizing the need for continued inclusive dialogue,
in accordance with the recommendations of the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation,
Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial
integrity of the Central African Republic,
Deeply concerned at the security situation in the Central African Republic, which
remains very unstable, and condemning in particular the numerous acts of violence that
continue to be committed by armed groups, in violation of the Agreement of 6 February
2019, in Bangui and elsewhere in the country, against civilians, United Nations
peacekeepers, humanitarian personnel and health workers, as well as violations of
international humanitarian law and violations of human rights, notably those committed
against populations in vulnerable situations, in particular, women, children and internally
displaced persons, and sexual and gender-based violence in times of conflict, which have
led to an unacceptable number of deaths, injuries, displaced persons and refugees,
Deeply concerned also at the increasing use of messages of hatred and incitement to
violence that would aggravate discrimination and social stigmatization, including on the
basis of ethnicity, while welcoming the adoption in June 2018 of the National Plan for the
Prevention of Incitement to Discrimination, Hatred and Violence and advocating the full
implementation of the Plan,
Deeply concerned further at the surge in attacks on humanitarian personnel and
civilian and humanitarian facilities and infrastructures, at the unlawful taxation of
humanitarian aid by armed groups, in a context which has not been improved by the
increased number of displaced persons and the continuing high numbers of refugees, and at
the fact that half of the country’s population, or some 2.9 million Central Africans,
continues to need humanitarian assistance to survive,
Noting the implementation of the humanitarian response plan for 2017–2019 and
concerned about the growing humanitarian needs of the Central African Republic, in
particular those of persons with disabilities and the needs of victims for psychotherapeutic
support,
Recalling the need for the Government of the Central African Republic, the
international community and humanitarian actors to support the voluntary return of
displaced persons and refugees and to ensure that they can be returned and received in
conditions allowing for safe, dignified and sustainable resettlement,
Noting the mobilization of the international community to provide humanitarian
assistance to the population of the Central African Republic affected by the crisis, as
evidenced by the donor conference held in Addis Ababa on 1 February 2014, the Brussels
conference held on 26 May 2015 and several high-level meetings held on humanitarian
action in the Central African Republic, such as the African Union Solidarity Conference for
the Central African Republic, held in Addis Ababa in February 2017,
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