Resolution nº S/RES/2499(2019) of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2019
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/RES/2499 (2019)

Security Council

Distr.: Gen eral

15 Novem ber 2019

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Resolution 2499 (2019)

Ado pted by the Security Co uncil at its 8666t h meet ing, on

15 November 2019

The Secu rity Council,

Recallin g a ll of i ts previous resolution s, statemen ts of i ts Presid ent, and press

statemen ts on the situ ation in the Ce ntral African Repu blic (CAR),

Reaffirm ing it s strong commi tment to the sovereignty, indep endence, unity and

territor ial in tegrity of t he C AR, an d recal ling the importance of the principle s of

non-interfe rence, good-n eighbourliness and regional c ooperation,

Reaffirm ing the ba sic principles of pe acekeeping, such as consent of the part ies,

impartia lity, and non-use of f orce, except in sel f-defence and de fence of the mandat e,

recognisin g that the man date of each peaceke eping mission is speci fic to the need and

situatio n of the count ry concern ed, und erlinin g that the mandates that i t authoris es

are cons istent with t he basic prin ciples, reite rating that the Sec urity Council expects

full d elivery of the mandates it autho rises, and recalling in this regar d its resol ution

2436 (2018),

Recallin g that th e CAR authorities have the p rimary responsib ility to protect a ll

populati ons in the CAR in parti cular from genoc ide, war crimes, et hnic cleansing and

crimes aga inst humanity, and recall ing in thi s regard the importa nce of restoring sta te

authorit y in all parts of the country,

Emphasiz ing that a ny sustai nable sol ution to the crisis i n the CAR sho uld b e

CAR-owne d, includi ng the political process, and shoul d prioriti ze reconcil iation of

the Centra l Afri can people, throug h an inclusive proc ess that involves me n and

women of all soc ial, economic, polit ical, religious and et hnic backgrounds, in cluding,

those di splaced by the crisis,

Welcoming the signing of th e Agreement on Peace and R econciliation in the

CAR by the CAR authorities and 14 ar med grou ps in Bang ui on 6 F ebruary 2 019

(“the Peace Agreement ”), after the pea ce talks that took place i n Khartoum, Sudan,

from 24 January to 5 Fe bruary 2019 , wit hin the framework of the African Initiative

for Peace and Recon ciliation in the CA R and under the ausp ices of the African Uni on

(AU),

Condemni ng in the st rongest terms vio lations of the Peace Agree ment and

violence perp etrated by armed groups and other militi as, t hroughout the country,

includin g in Paou a in May 2019 and in the Vakaga prefecture in Septemb er a nd

October 2019, incitement to eth nic and religious hatred and viole nce, viola tions of

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internat ional humanitarian law and human rights violat ions a nd ab uses, including

those committ ed against children and those invol ving sexual and g ender-based

violence in conflict , as well as viol ence direc ted at civ ilians from specifi c

communit ies, resulting in deat hs, injuries a nd displace ments,

Stressing the urgent and impe rative ne ed to end impunity in the CA R and to

bring to j ustice p erpetrators of vi olations of inter national humanitarian law and of

abuses a nd violations o f human rights ,

Underlin ing the contin ued need to support nationa l efforts towar ds the extension

of State authority and the reform of the security s ector (SSR) in the CAR,

Welcoming the work carr ied out by MINUSCA and the European Unio n Training

Mission in the CAR (EUTM-RC A), as w ell as t he suppo rt of CA R’s o ther

internat ional and regional partners, incl uding France, the Russian Federati on, t he

United St ates and the Peop le’s Republic of China, to train and enhance the c apacities

of the CAR defence and security forces, and e ncourag ing coherence, transpare ncy

and effec tive coordinat ion of internat ional support to the CAR,

Condemni ng cross-bor der cr iminal activities, such as arms trafficking, illic it

trade, illeg al exploita tion, and smuggling of natur al resources , including gold,

diamonds , wildlife poaching and t rafficking, the us e of mercenaries, as wel l as the

illicit tra nsfer, destab ilising ac cumulation and misuse of small arms a nd light

weapons, that threat en the peac e and sta bility of t he CAR and stressing th e need for

CAR authorities to finali se and implement, in coope ration wit h relevant partners, a

strategy to tackle the illegal exploi tation and smug gling of natur al resources,

Taking note of the upcoming presiden tial, legislat ive and local electi ons in 2020

and 2021 and underlini ng the primary responsi bility of th e CAR authoriti es to

organise inclusive, free, fair, transp arent, cred ible, and peaceful electoral processes

in acc ordance with constit utional timel ines, includ ing the full, e ffective and

meaningf ul partici pation of women, reaffirming the imp ortance of the p articipation

of the youth, and encoura ging the CAR authori ties, with the support of relevant

partners , t o p romote the participat ion of internally displa ced persons (IDPs ) a nd

refugees in accordance with the Consti tution of the CAR,

Recallin g its resolutions on the protection of civilia ns in armed confl ict, o n

Children and Armed Conf lict, and on Women Peace and Security and calling up on all

the parties in the CAR to enga ge with the Special R epresentative on Children and

Armed Co nflict and the Special Repr esentative on S exual Violence in C onflict,

Expressing serious concern about the dir e humanit arian sit uation in the CAR

and the consequ ences of the security s ituation on humanit arian acces s, condem ning

in the strongest terms continued attacks aga inst humanitarian workers, and emphasising

the cur rent humanita rian needs o f more than half of th e population of the coun try as

well as the alarming si tuation of IDP s and refuge es in neighbou ring countries,

Recognis ing the ad verse effects of cli mate change, ec ological changes a nd

natural disasters, among other factors, on the stabili ty of the Central African region,

includin g t hrough drought, deser tification, land degr adation, food ins ecurity, and

energy access, and stressing the need for ad equate risk a ssessment by the United

Nations relating to these factors and for long -term str ategies by governments of the

Central African regi on and the United Nations to suppor t s tabilisati on a nd build

resilien ce,

Condemni ng in the s trongest t erms all attack s, provoc ations and incitement to

violence against MI NUSCA and other internationa l forces by armed group s or other

perpetra tors, paying tribute to the personnel of MINUSCA who s acrificed th eir lives

in the servic e of peace, underlinin g that attack s targeting peace keepers may constitu te