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greater advocacy to improve the protection of children in armed conflict, including by taking
account of the specific needs of girls, and calls upon armed groups to end such serious
violations and abuses and upon the authorities of the Central African Republic to enforce the
Child Protection Code;
41.
Remains deeply concerned about the conditions in which displaced persons
and refugees are living and encourages the international community to support the national
authorities and host countries in offering appropriate protection and assistance for victims of
violence, in particular women, children and persons with disabilities;
42.
Expresses its concern about the conditions of detention of persons deprived of
liberty and the implementation of procedures relating to deprivation of liberty, and urges the
Government to adopt a sustainable approach consisting of better equipping its places of
detention, increasing the professionalism of its personnel, including judicial and prison
personnel, and committing itself to responding in a comprehensive manner to the
recommendations and observations of the various international and national mechanisms, in
particular in the reports published to this effect, including by the United Nations
Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic;
43.
Calls upon the national authorities to protect and promote the right to freedom
of movement for all, including internally displaced persons and refugees, without distinction,
and to respect their right to choose their place of residence, to return home or to seek
protection elsewhere;
44.
Encourages States Members of the United Nations, within the framework of
international cooperation, the relevant United Nations bodies, international financial
institutions and other international organizations concerned, and also donors, to provide the
Central African Republic with technical assistance and capacity-building in order to assist it
in promoting respect for human rights and undertaking reform of the justice and security
sectors, and to stand ready to respond to the urgent needs and priorities identified by the
Central African Republic;
45.
Encourages the effective implementation of the national development plan for
the period 2024–2028 and the national human rights policy and its action plan for the period
2023–2027, drawn up by the authorities of the Central African Republic with the technical
and financial support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization
Mission in the Central African Republic and the United Nations country team, and the
implementation of the recommendations of the supervisory mechanisms, so that the Central
African Republic complies with its obligations under the international human rights
instruments it has ratified and with international humanitarian law;
46.
Decides to renew, for one year, the mandate of the Independent Expert on the
situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, which is to assess, monitor and
report on the situation with a view to making recommendations relating to technical
assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights;
47.
Welcomes the fact that the Central African Republic underwent the fourth cycle
of the universal periodic review on 26 January 2024, its openness, reflected by the acceptance
of 238 of the 244 recommendations issued within this framework, and the efforts made by
the Government, with the support of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated
Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, in designing and drafting an inclusive
action plan, drawn up in consultation with civil society, national institutions, the parliament
and key ministries, to implement the universal periodic review recommendations;
48.
Notes the call by the Government of the Central African Republic for increased
technical assistance and capacity-building efforts to support the priorities of the Government
in implementing the recommendations accepted as part of the fourth cycle of the universal
periodic review;
49.
Requests the Independent Expert to pay particular attention to violations of
human rights and international humanitarian law alleged to have been committed by all
parties to the conflict;
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