The Security Council,
“Recalling its previous resolutions and statements on the Central African Republic (CAR), in particular resolution 2121 (2013),
“Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence,
territorial integrity and unity of the CAR, and recalling the importance
of the principles of good-neighbourliness and regional cooperation,
“Expressing deep concern at the continuing deterioration of the
security situation in the CAR, characterized by a total breakdown in law
and order, the absence of the rule of law, inter-sectarian tensions and
further expressing its grave concern about the consequences of
instability in the CAR, on the central African region and beyond, and
stressing in this regard the need for the international community to
respond swiftly,
“Remaining seriously concerned by multiple and increasing violations
of international humanitarian law and the widespread human rights
violations and abuses, notably by former Seleka and militia groups, in
particular those known as the “antibalaka”, including those involving
extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and
detention, torture, sexual violence against women and children, rape,
recruitment and use of children and attacks against civilians,
“Underlying its particular concern at the new dynamic of violence and
retaliation and the risk of it degenerating into a country-wide
religious and ethnic divide, with the potential to spiral into an
uncontrollable situation, including serious crimes under international
law in particular war crimes and crimes against humanity, with serious
regional implications,
“Further expressing concern at the insufficient capacity of the
police, justice and corrections institutions to hold perpetrators of
such violations and abuses accountable,
“Condemning all violence targeting members of ethnic and religious
groups and their leaders and encouraging all parties and stakeholders in
the CAR to support and contribute effectively, with the assistance of
the international community, to intercommunal and interfaith dialogues,
aiming at alleviating the current tensions on the ground,
“Reiterating that all perpetrators of such acts must be held
accountable and that some of those acts may amount to crimes under the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), to which the CAR
is a State party, and further recalling the statement made by the
Prosecutor of the ICC on 7 August 2013,
“Reiterating its condemnation of the devastation of natural heritage
and noting that poaching and trafficking of wildlife are among the
factors that fuel the crisis in the CAR,
“Noting the decision by the Kimberley Process to suspend the CAR,
“Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General dated 15 November
2013, on the situation in the CAR and on the planning of MISCA and
taking note of the detailed options for international support to MISCA,
“Recalling that the Transitional Authorities have the primary responsibility to protect the civilian population,
“Further recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674
(2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in
armed conflict, its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011)
and 2068 (2012) on Children and Armed Conflict and its resolutions 1325
(2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013)
and 2122 (2013) on Women, Peace and Security and calling upon the
parties in the CAR to engage with the Special Representative on Children
and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in
Conflict,
“Stressing the importance that the Transitional Authorities ensure
women’s full and equal participation in all discussions pertinent to the
resolution of the conflict and in all phases of electoral processes,
“Emphasizing the risk of the situation in the CAR providing a
conducive environment for transnational criminal activity, such as that
involving arms trafficking and the use of mercenaries as well as a
potential breeding ground for radical networks,
“Recalling its resolution 2117 (2013) and expressing grave concern at
the threat to peace and security in the CAR arising from the illicit
transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light
weapons,
“Expressing continued concern about the activity of the Lord’s
Resistance Army (LRA) in the CAR due in part to the prevailing security
situation,
“Reiterating its serious concern at the worsening humanitarian
situation in the CAR, strongly condemning the repeated attacks on UN
staff and humanitarian personnel, goods, assets and premises and the
looting of humanitarian aid which have resulted in obstructing the
delivery of humanitarian aid,
“Underscoring the importance of respecting the United Nations guiding
principles of humanitarian assistance, including neutrality,
impartiality, humanity and independence in the provision of humanitarian
assistance,
“Urging all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure the safety
and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its
associated personnel and their assets,
“Recalling the letter of its President dated 29 October, approving
the deployment of a guard unit to the CAR as part of BINUCA and taking
note of the Secretary-General’s letter of 26 November 2013 highlighting
progress towards the deployment of a guard unit within BINUCA, as well
as the consent of the Transitional Authorities as expressed on 5
November for such a guard unit and welcoming in this regard the
contribution of the Kingdom of Morocco to this unit,
“Welcoming the decision of the African Union Peace and Security
Council (AU‑PSC) on 19 July 2013 to authorize the deployment of the
“African-led International Support Mission in the CAR” (referred to
hereafter as MISCA), as well as the adoption of a new concept of
operation on 10 October 2013,
“Reiterating its appreciation for the ongoing efforts of the Economic
Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and its Mediator regarding
the CAR crisis, as well as the efforts of the African Union to resolve
the crisis, and the efforts of the International Contact Group on the
CAR,
“Welcoming the strong engagement of the European Union (EU) for the
CAR, in particular the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 21 October
2013 and the commitment of the EU to contribute financially to the
deployment of MISCA within the framework of the African Peace Facility,
further welcoming ongoing discussions within the EU on possible
additional support,
“Welcoming the efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve
the roster of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch,
bearing in mind the guidance provided by the Note of the President
(S/2006/997),
“Taking note of the declaration adopted by the International Contact
Group on the CAR at its third meeting held in Bangui on 8 November 2013,
“Taking note of the AU PSC Communiqué of 13 November 2013, which
urges the Security Council to quickly adopt a resolution endorsing and
authorizing the deployment of MISCA,
“Taking note of the letter dated 22 November 2013 from the Chair of
the Peacebuilding Commission, stressing the importance of ensuring that
peacebuilding needs in CAR are addressed immediately following
stabilization of the security and humanitarian situation and, in this
regard, emphasizing the Commission’s role in mobilizing and sustaining
the attention and commitment of partners and actors in support of
related United Nations and regional efforts,
“Taking note of the letter by the CAR authorities of 20 November 2013 requesting the support to MISCA by French forces,
“Underlining the importance of all subregional, regional and
international organizations acting in the CAR improving their
coordination with one another,
“Determining that the situation in the CAR constitutes a threat to international peace and security,
“Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
“Political process
“1. Underlines its support for the Libreville Agreements of 11
January 2013, the N’Djamena Declaration of 18 April 2013, the
Brazzaville Appeal of 3 May 2013 and the declaration adopted by the
International Contact Group on the CAR at its third meeting held in
Bangui on 8 November 2013;
“2. Reiterates that, according to the political agreement signed in
Libreville, the Prime Minister is the Head of the Government of National
Unity which is in charge of implementing the priorities defined in
article 5 of this agreement and urges all parties to respect this
agreement;
“3. Further reiterates that, in accordance with the African Charter
on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the Libreville Agreements, the
relevant ECCAS decisions and the Constitutional Charter for the
Transition, the Head of Transition, the Prime Minister, the President of
the National Transition Council (NTC), the Ministers and members of the
NTC bureau cannot participate in the elections intended to restore the
constitutional order;
“4. Urges the Transitional Authorities to take all appropriate steps
for immediate disarmament, cantonment and dismantling of all armed
groups, throughout the whole territory of the country, consistent with
international standards;
“5. Demands the swift implementation of transitional arrangements
referred to in paragraph 1 above, which shall lead to the holding of
free, fair and transparent presidential and legislative elections 18
months after the beginning of the transition period as defined in
article 102 of the Transitional Charter which took effect on 18 August
2013, and called for by the N’Djamena Declaration;
“6. Deplores that the Transitional Authorities have made only limited
progress towards the implementation of key elements of the Transitional
Framework, notably regarding the organization of elections by February
2015; and in this regard, calls upon the Transitional Authorities to
swiftly put in place the National Authority for the elections which will
enable the United Nations to identify the technical requirements for
the successful organization of elections;
“7. Urges the Transitional Authorities to implement the “Republican
Pact” signed by the transitional government on 7 November 2013, under
the aegis of the Sant’Egidio, as a credible framework to promote an
inclusive national dialogue between all political, social and religious
parties of the country, and requests the Secretary-General, through his
Special Representative for the CAR, to take appropriate steps to assist
the Transitional Authorities to enhance their mediation capacity and to
facilitate and strengthen such a dialogue;
“8. Expresses its intention to closely monitor the management of the
Transition and commends the role of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General (SRSG) and the ECCAS mediator;
“9. Expresses its support for BINUCA’s critical role in helping to
restore the constitutional order and supporting the ongoing political
process in the implementation of the Libreville agreement and the
N’Djamena road map and the electoral process;
“10. Decides that any attempt to delay, impede or violate the
transitional arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be
considered as an impediment to the peace process and could lead to the
imposition of appropriate measures defined in paragraph 56 below;
“DDR/SSR
“11. Urges Transitional Authorities to develop and implement
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) or disarmament,
demobilization, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement (DDRRR)
programmes including for former Seleka elements who will not be
integrated into the security forces and children associated with armed
forces and groups;
“12. Further urges the Transitional Authorities to develop and to
implement a comprehensive and nationally owned Security Sector Reform
(SSR) programme, which includes appropriate vetting procedures to
reconstitute professional, balanced and representative CAR security
forces selected on the basis of the respect for human rights and
nationality, and calls upon the Transitional Authorities to cooperate
with BINUCA and MISCA for these purposes;
“13. Calls on Member States, regional and international
organizations, including the African Union, the United Nations and the
European Union, to coordinate their assistance to the Transitional
Authorities in their efforts towards reforming the security sector;
“Rule of Law
“14. Underlines the importance of strengthening the capacity of
police, justice and correction institutions to uphold the rule of law
and bring to justice perpetrators of violations of international
humanitarian law, international human rights law and of human rights
abuses;
“15. Further stresses the importance of strengthening support to the
Transitional Authorities to enable them to address security challenges
and extend state authority;
“Protection of natural resources
“16. Condemns the illegal exploitation of natural resources in the
CAR which contributes to the perpetuation of the conflict, and
underlines the importance of bringing an end to these illegal
activities, including by applying the necessary pressure on the armed
groups, traffickers and all other actors involved;
“Promotion and protection of Human Rights
“17. Strongly condemns the continued violations of international
humanitarian law and the widespread human rights violations and abuses,
perpetrated by armed groups, and specifically former Seleka elements,
anti-Balaka elements and the LRA, that threaten the population and
stresses that the perpetrators of such violations should be brought to
justice;
“18. Urges the Transitional Authorities to ensure, without delay,
that all perpetrators of violations and abuses of human rights and
violations of international humanitarian law are held accountable;
“19. Expresses deep concern at the escalation of interreligious and
intercommunal violence as well as violence targeting members of ethnic
and religious groups and their leaders, and urges all parties and
stakeholders in CAR, with the assistance of the international community,
to work together in order to strengthen intercommunal and interfaith
dialogues, to prevent further deterioration of the situation on the
ground;
“20. Reiterates its demands that all armed groups, in particular
former Seleka elements and anti-Balaka elements, prevent and end the
recruitment and use of children, that all parties protect and consider
as victims those children who have been released or otherwise separated
from armed forces and armed groups, and emphasizes the need to pay
particular attention to the protection, release and reintegration of all
children associated with armed groups;
“21. Underscores the primary responsibility of the Transitional
Authorities to protect the population, as well as to ensure the security
and unity in its territory, and stresses their obligation to ensure
respect for international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee
law;
“22. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including
former Seleka elements and anti-Balaka elements, to issue clear orders
prohibiting all violations and abuses committed against children in
violation of applicable international law, such as their recruitment and
use, killing and maiming, abductions and attacks on schools and
hospitals and further calls upon Transitional Authorities to make and
implement specific commitments on timely investigation of alleged abuses
in order to hold perpetrators accountable and to ensure that those
responsible for such violations and abuses are excluded from the
security sector;
“23. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including
former Seleka elements to issue clear orders against sexual violence,
and further calls upon Transitional Authorities to make and implement
specific commitments on timely investigation of alleged abuses in order
to hold perpetrators accountable, in line with its resolutions 1960
(2010) and 2106 (2013), and to facilitate immediate access for victims
of sexual violence to available services;
“24. Requests that the Secretary-General rapidly establish an
international commission of inquiry for an initial period of one year,
including experts in both international humanitarian law and human
rights law, in order immediately to investigate reports of violations of
international humanitarian law, international human rights law and
abuses of human rights in CAR by all parties since 1 January 2013, to
compile information, to help identify the perpetrators of such
violations and abuses, point to their possible criminal responsibility
and to help ensure that those responsible are held accountable, and
calls on all parties to cooperate fully with such a commission;
“25. Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security
Council on the findings of the commission of inquiry six months and one
year after the adoption of this resolution;
“26. Further requests the Secretary-General in conjunction with the
High Commissioner on Human Rights (HCHR) to take appropriate steps to
increase the number of human rights monitors deployed in the CAR;
“27. Encourages Member States to take steps to strongly discourage
their nationals from travelling to the CAR to participate in activities
that contribute to undermining the peace, threatening the political
process, or supporting the violation of human rights;
“Deployment of MISCA
“28. Authorizes the deployment of MISCA for a period of 12 months
after the adoption of this resolution, to be reviewed six months after
the adoption of this resolution, which shall take all necessary
measures, consistent with the concept of operations adopted on 19 July
2013 and reviewed on 10 October 2013, to contribute to:
(i) the protection of civilians and the restoration of security and public order, through the use of appropriate measures;
(ii) the stabilization the country and the restoration of State authority over the whole territory of the country;
(iii)the creation of conditions conducive to the provision of humanitarian assistance to populations in need;
(iv) the DDR or DDRRR process led by the Transitional Authorities and coordinated by BINUCA;
(v) national and international efforts to reform and restructure the
defence and security sectors led by the Transitional Authorities and
coordinated by BINUCA;
“29. Welcomes the consultations held between the AU Commission and
countries from the central African region and the support provided by
the United Nations, and Member States to finalize all aspects of the
transition from MICOPAX to MISCA, including the outcome of the meetings
held in Addis Ababa from 7 to 10 October 2013;
“30. Requests the AU and ECCAS to ensure that the transfer of
authority from MICOPAX to MISCA takes effect on 19 December 2013 and, in
this regard, notes that the AU Commission has been called by the AU PSC
to urgently and successfully transfer authority from MICOPAX to MISCA
and further welcomes the appointment of the new leadership of MISCA;
“31. Emphasizes the need for strong coordination and
information-sharing between BINUCA, the African Union-Regional Task
Force (AU-RTF) and the MISCA in the context of their protection of
civilians activities and counter-LRA operations;
“32. Requests the African Union, in close coordination with the
Secretary-General and other international organizations and bilateral
partners involved in the crisis, to report to the Security Council every
60 days on the deployment and activities of MISCA;
“33. Emphasizes the need for MISCA, and all military forces in CAR,
while carrying out their mandate, to act in full respect of the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of CAR and in full
compliance with applicable international humanitarian law, human rights
law and refugee law and recalls the importance of training in this
regard;
“International support
“34. Welcomes contributions already made by ECCAS countries, calls
upon African countries (MAR) to contribute to MISCA so it is able to
fulfil its mandate, and further encourages Members States and regional
organizations to cooperate closely with the African Union, ECCAS the
United Nations, troop-contributing countries and other organizations and
donors to this end;
“35. Stresses that all new African troops shall be integrated fully
into the MISCA command and control structures, and shall operate in
accordance with MISCA’s mandate as set out in paragraph 28 of this
resolution;
“36. Calls upon the Transitional Authorities and all other parties in
the CAR to cooperate fully with the deployment and operations of MISCA,
in particular by ensuring its safety, security and freedom of movement
with unhindered and immediate access throughout the territory of the CAR
to enable it to fully carry out its mandate and further calls upon
neighbouring countries of the CAR to take appropriate measures to
support the implementation of MISCA mandate;
“UN Support
“37. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to enhance the
provision of technical and expert advice to the African Union in the
planning and deployment of MISCA as well as on the implementation of the
MISCA Concept of Operations, on the establishment of MISCA mission
headquarters, with the view to strengthening its command and control and
administrative structures, improving communication and information
technology infrastructure and providing necessary training;
“38. Further requests the Secretary-General to support MISCA in
countering illicit proliferation of all arms and related materials of
all types, in particular small arms to secure stockpiles of explosive
weaponry, clear explosive remnants of war and conventional munitions
disposal;
“39. Underscores the need to establish appropriate coordination mechanisms between BINUCA and MISCA;
“40. Underlines that the support outlined in paragraph 37 and 43 of
this resolution must be in full compliance with the United Nations Human
Rights and Due Diligence Policy on UN support to non-UN Security forces
(HRDDP);
“Funding
“41. Underlines that regional organizations have the responsibility
to secure human, financial, logistical and other resources for the work
of their organizations including through contributions by their members
and support from their partners;
“42. Calls upon Member States and international, regional and
subregional organizations, to provide financial support and
contributions in kind to MISCA to enable its deployment and
implementation of its mandate and welcomes in this regard the
willingness of the European Union to provide such financial support to
MISCA through the mobilization of the African Peace Facility;
“43. Requests the Secretary-General to establish a trust fund for
MISCA through which Member States and international, regional and
subregional organizations can provide financial support to MISCA and
further requests the Secretary-General to support, in coordination with
the EU, the holding of a donors conference of Member States and relevant
international, regional and subregional organizations which will be
organized by the African Union to solicit contributions, notably to this
trust fund, as soon as possible;
“44. Calls upon Member States to contribute generously and promptly
to the new UN trust fund for MISCA, while noting that the existence of
the trust fund does not preclude the conclusion of direct bilateral
arrangements and further requests the African Union, in consultation
with and the Secretary-General, to submit budgetary requests to this
trust fund;
“45. Notes that the AU PSC communiqué of 13 November 2013 expresses
its appreciation to bilateral and multilateral partners of the AU who
are committed to providing support for the deployment and operation of
MISCA;
“PKO
“46. Takes note of the position of the AU and ECCAS that MISCA may
require eventual transformation into a United Nations peacekeeping
operation and in this regard welcomes the Secretary-General’s intention
to undertake the necessary preparations for the possible transformation
of MISCA into a United Nations peacekeeping operation;
“47. Requests the Secretary-General to undertake expeditiously
contingency preparations and planning for the possible transformation
into a United Nations peacekeeping operation, stressing that a future
decision of this Council would be required to establish such a mission;
“48. Requests the Secretary-General, in consultations with the AU, to
report to the Security Council no later than three months from the
adoption of this resolution with recommendations on the possible
transformation of MISCA to a United Nations peacekeeping operation,
including an assessment of progress towards meeting the appropriate
conditions on the ground referred to in paragraph 45 of the
Secretary-General report dated 15 November 2013;
“French forces
“49. Notes the AU PSC communiqué of 13 November 2013 welcoming the
proposed strengthening of the French forces to better support MISCA and
encouraging the AU Commission to work towards the establishment of an
effective operational coordination between MISCA and the French forces;
“50. Authorizes the French forces in the CAR, within the limits of
their capacities and areas of deployment, and for a temporary period, to
take all necessary measures to support MISCA in the discharge of its
mandate as provided by paragraph 28 above; requests France to report to
the Council on the implementation of this mandate in the CAR and to
coordinate its reporting with the reporting by the African Union
referred to in paragraph 32 above and decides to review this mandate
within six months after its commencement and calls upon the Transitional
Authorities to cooperate fully with the deployment and operations of
French forces, in particular by ensuring its safety, security and
freedom of movement with unhindered and immediate access throughout the
territory of CAR and further calls upon neighbouring countries of CAR to
take appropriate measures to support the action of French forces;
“Humanitarian principles, access, funding and action
“51. Expresses its serious concern at the deterioration of the
humanitarian situation in the CAR and the restricted humanitarian access
resulting from increased insecurity and attacks against humanitarian
workers;
“52. Demands that all parties to the conflict, in particular the
former Seleka, ensure the rapid, safe and unhindered access of
humanitarian organizations and relief personnel and the timely delivery
of humanitarian assistance to populations in need, while respecting the
UN guiding principles of humanitarian assistance, including neutrality,
impartiality, humanity and independence in the provision of humanitarian
assistance;
“53. Calls upon Member States to respond swiftly to the United
Nations’ humanitarian appeals to meet the spiralling needs of people
inside the CAR and refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries and
encourages to this effect the swift implementation of humanitarian
projects by UN and humanitarian organizations;
“Sanctions regime
“Arms embargo
“54. Decides that, for an initial period of one year from the date of
adoption of this resolution, all Member States shall immediately take
the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or
transfer to the CAR, from or through their territories or by their
nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related
materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military
vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the
aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other
assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance
or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of
armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their
territories, and decides further that this measure shall not apply to:
(a) Supplies intended solely for the support of or use by MICOPAX,
MISCA, BINUCA and its guard unit, the AU-RTF, and the French forces
deployed in the CAR;
(b) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for
humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or
training, as approved in advance by the Committee established pursuant
to paragraph 57 below;
(c) Protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets,
temporarily exported to the CAR by United Nations personnel,
representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers
and associated personnel, for their personal use only;
(d) Supplies of small arms and other related equipment intended
solely for use in international patrols providing security in the Sangha
River Tri-national Protected Area to defend against poaching, smuggling
of ivory and arms, and other activities contrary to the national laws
of CAR or CAR’s international legal obligations;
(e) Supplies of arms and other related lethal equipment to the CAR
security forces, intended solely for support of or use in the CAR
process of SSR, as approved in advance by the Committee; or
(f) Other sales or supply of arms and related materiel, or provision
of assistance or personnel, as approved in advance by the Committee;
“55. Decides to authorize all Member States to, and that all Member
States shall, upon discovery of items prohibited by paragraph 54 of this
resolution, seize, register and dispose (such as through destruction,
rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the
originating or destination States for disposal) items the supply, sale,
transfer or export of which is prohibited by paragraph 54 of this
resolution and decides further that all Member States shall cooperate in
such efforts;
“Future measures
“56. Expresses its strong intent to swiftly consider imposing
targeted measures, including travel bans and assets freezes, against
individuals who act to undermine the peace, stability and security,
including by engaging in acts that threaten or violate transitional
agreements, or by engaging or providing, support for actions that
threaten or impede the political process or fuel violence, including
through violations of human rights and international humanitarian law,
the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in violation of
applicable international law, sexual violence, or supporting the illegal
armed groups or criminal networks through the illicit exploitation of
natural resources, including diamonds, in the CAR, or by violating the
arms embargo established in paragraph 54;
“Sanctions Committee
“57. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its
provisional rules of procedure, a Committee of the Security Council
consisting of all the members of the Council (herein “the Committee”),
to undertake to following tasks:
(a) To monitor implementation of the measures imposed in paragraphs
54 and 55 above with a view to strengthening, facilitating and improving
implementation of these measures by Member States;
(b) To review information regarding those individuals who may be engaging in the acts described in paragraph 54;
(c) To establish such guidelines as may be necessary to facilitate the implementation of the measures imposed above;
(d) To report within 60 days to the Security Council on its work and thereafter to report as deemed necessary by the Committee;
(e) To encourage a dialogue between the Committee and interested
Member States, in particular those in the region, including by inviting
representatives of such States to meet with the Committee to discuss
implementation of the measures;
(f) To seek from all States whatever information it may consider
useful regarding the actions taken by them to implement effectively the
measures imposed above;
(g) To examine and take appropriate action on information regarding
alleged violations or non-compliance with the measures contained in
paragraphs 54 and 55;
“58. Calls upon all Member States to report to the Committee within
90 days from the adoption of this resolution on the steps they have
taken with a view to implementing effectively paragraph 54;
“59. Requests the Secretary-General to create for an initial period
of 13 months, in consultation with the Committee, and to make the
necessary financial and security arrangements to support the work of the
Panel, a group of up to five experts (“Panel of Experts”), under the
direction of the Committee to carry out the following tasks:
(a) Assist the Committee in carrying out its mandate as specified in
this resolution, including through providing the Committee with
information relevant to the potential designation at a later stage of
individuals who may be engaging in the activities described in paragraph
54 above;
(b) Gather, examine and analyse information from States, relevant
United Nations bodies, regional organizations and other interested
parties regarding the implementation of the measures decided in this
resolution, in particular incidents of non-compliance;
(c) Provide to the Council, after discussion with the Committees, an
update no later than 5 March 2014, an interim report by 5 July 2014 and a
final report no later than 5 November 2014;
(d) To assist the Committee in refining and updating information on
the list of individuals violating measures imposed by paragraph 54 of
this resolution, including through the provision of biometric
information and additional information for the publicly-available
narrative summary of reasons for listing;
“60. Urges all parties and all Member States, as well as
international, regional and subregional organizations to ensure
cooperation with the Panel of experts and further urges all Member
States involved to ensure the safety of the members of the Panel of
experts and unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and
sites in order for the Panel of experts to execute its mandate;
“Continuous Review
“61. Affirms that it shall keep the situation in the CAR under
continuous review and that it shall be prepared to review the
appropriateness of the measures contained in this resolution, including
the strengthening through additional measures, in particular the
freezing of assets, modification, suspension or lifting of the measures,
as may be needed at any time in light of the progress achieved in the
stabilization of the country and compliance with this resolution;
“62. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.”
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