A/HRC/RES/57/35 republican dialogue of March 2022, and emphasizing the need for the full and effective implementation of the recommendations and measures contained therein, Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Central African Republic, Concerned by the fragility of the security situation in the Central African Republic, which remains particularly unstable, and condemning in particular the human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law that continue to be perpetrated by the parties to the conflict, despite the Government’s efforts to ensure security over a significant part of the Central African Republic, concerned also by the persistence of insecurity in places due to the inaccessibility of certain localities with no passable road infrastructure, the lack of equipment and appropriate means of subsistence and transport for the national defence and internal security forces deployed, the lack of telephone network coverage in rural areas where armed groups and other security personnel are active, and the presence of explosive devices, all of which constitute obstacles to the organization of protection missions and patrols by the Armed Forces of the Central African Republic and their allies, and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Condemning the attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel and civilian and humanitarian facilities and infrastructure, the taxation of humanitarian aid by armed groups in a context where the number of displaced persons is increasing and the number of refugees remains very high, and the fact that more than half of the country’s population continues to need humanitarian assistance in order to survive, Recalling the objective of enabling the safe, dignified and sustainable voluntary return of displaced persons and refugees, Welcoming the efforts of subregional organizations in the ongoing mediation process, and the humanitarian assistance provided by the States members of these organizations to the population of the Central African Republic, Recalling the efforts made by the non-operational and operational military training missions for the Armed Forces of the Central African Republic conducted by the European Union and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Recalling also that the international forces present in the Central African Republic must carry out their duties with full respect for the applicable provisions of international law, particularly international humanitarian law, and must respect human rights and the principle of non-refoulement, expressing its concern at allegations that sexual abuse and other human rights violations or abuses have been committed by the parties to the conflict, noting with satisfaction the establishment by the Government of the Central African Republic of a special commission of inquiry to ensure that those responsible for such acts are brought to justice, and the development in May 2024 of a training manual for judges and justice actors on sexual and gender-based violence, paving the way for the amendment of inadequate legal provisions in the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Welcoming the fact that the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse is strictly implemented in the country, and thus acknowledging the implementation of the protocol on information-sharing and reporting of sexual exploitation and abuse signed on 3 September 2018, Recalling that the memorandum between the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and troop-contributing countries must integrate respect for human rights, and recalling also the fundamental importance of national investigation and prosecution whenever a particular military unit or formed police unit of a contingent is repatriated following allegations of abuse and exploitation of certain elements of the contingent, Deploring the numerous cases of sexual abuse and violence committed against civilians, including by armed groups and other security personnel, as documented in various United Nations reports, and by some elements of the United Nations Multidimensional 2 GE.24-18755