A/HRC/RES/57/35 200,000 to 1 million CFA francs, and calls on the authorities of the Central African Republic and neighbouring States, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and the international community to provide the necessary support to carry out investigations, ensure access to relevant documents and execute arrest warrants; 25. Takes note of the withdrawal of all charges against Maxime Mokom by the International Criminal Court on 16 October 2023, as the Court found that there was no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction at trial in view of changed circumstances regarding the availability of witnesses, affirms, however, that the victims of the acts committed by Mr. Mokom should receive some form of reparation, notes the sentencing of Mr. Mokom and others by the Bangui Court of Appeal on 21 September 2023 to life imprisonment for offences against internal security and rebellion, and welcomes the arrest on 18 March 2023 of “general” Hissein Damboucha, commander of the Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique, whose name appears in the reports of the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic as a perpetrator of violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law; 26. Urges States neighbouring the Central African Republic to cooperate in combating insecurity and the impunity of members of armed groups, including through cooperation with national and international courts and the Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission, and to work together on border management, the circulation of arms, refugees and transhumance; 27. Welcomes the efforts of the authorities of the Central African Republic that have enabled the Special Criminal Court to expedite proceedings in respect of serious violations of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, and encourages the Government of the Central African Republic, with support from the international community, to continue its cooperation with the Special Prosecutor of the Court so that those responsible for international crimes, regardless of their status or their affiliation, are identified, arrested and brought to justice without delay; 28. Also welcomes the arrest on 4 September 2023 of Abdoulaye Hissène, rebel leader of the Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique, charged by the Special Criminal Court with war crimes and crimes against humanity; 29. Calls upon the authorities of the Central African Republic to strengthen the financial and human resources allocated for the purpose of restoring, extending and consolidating the effective authority of the State over the entire country by strengthening the redeployment of government services, particularly in the areas of basic social services, criminal justice and prison administration, in the provinces with a view to combating impunity and ensuring stable, responsible, inclusive and transparent governance at the national and local levels; 30. Urges the authorities of the Central African Republic to implement the national strategy for the protection of victims and witnesses participating in judicial proceedings, and to establish appropriate programmes to provide victims of violations and members of their families with material and symbolic reparations, at both the individual and collective levels, and encourages the establishment of a reparation and compensation fund for victims, to support and complement the work of the Special Criminal Court, the Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation Commission and national courts in the fight against impunity; 31. Encourages the authorities to fully implement security sector reform in order to establish multi-ethnic, professional, representative and well-equipped national defence and internal security forces, with an effective command and accountability mechanism for the forces deployed, and recalls that these forces must respect the principles of accountability and the rule of law in order to win and retain the trust of local communities, including by ensuring that candidates for recruitment are subject to appropriate vetting and background checks, particularly with regard to respect for human rights; 32. Invites the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic to continue to exercise due diligence in the field of human rights, so as to ensure that the conduct of the national security forces and other security GE.24-18755 7