A/HRC/RES/45/35 Noting the mobilization of the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to the population of the Central African Republic affected by the crisis, Welcoming the outcome of the various international and regional conferences held in support of the Central African Republic, and urging Member States to swiftly disburse the pledges announced, Deeply concerned about the number of grave violations committed against children, including the escalation of killing and maiming of children and attacks on schools and hospitals perpetrated by armed groups, as well as abductions attributed to armed groups, Emphasizing that those who engage in or provide support for acts that undermine the peace, stability and security of the Central African Republic, threaten or impede the political stabilization and reconciliation process, target civilians and attack peacekeepers and incite others to violence, particularly on ethnic or religious grounds, may face sanctions and must be held responsible for their acts, Welcoming the non-operational and operational military training missions for the Central African armed forces conducted by the European Union and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Recalling that the international forces present in the Central African Republic must act, in carrying out their duties, with full respect for the applicable provisions of international law, particularly international humanitarian law, international human rights law and international refugee law, expressing its concern at the allegations of sexual abuse and other human rights violations that may have been committed by personnel of the international forces in the Central African Republic, recalling also that an in-depth investigation should be launched into these allegations and that those responsible for such acts must be brought to justice, and welcoming the commitment by the Secretary-General to strictly enforce the zerotolerance policy of the United Nations on sexual exploitation and abuse, and the signing on 3 September 2018 of the protocol on information-sharing and reporting of sexual exploitation and abuse, Stressing the urgent and imperative need to end impunity in the Central African Republic, to bring to justice the perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law and to reject any general amnesty for the perpetrators of such violations and abuses, and the need to bolster national judicial mechanisms to ensure the accountability of perpetrators, Stressing also the primary responsibility of the national authorities to create the conditions necessary to carry out investigations, to prosecute and to render judgments efficiently and independently, and to protect victims and at-risk persons against reprisals of any form, and calling upon international partners, including the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, within its mandate, to support the Central African authorities to this end, Noting the commitment of the authorities of the Central African Republic to restore the rule of law, to end impunity and to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, to which the Central African Republic is a party, and recalling the decisions of the Prosecutor of the Court, made on 7 February 2014, to conduct a preliminary examination of the situation in the Central African Republic and, on 24 September 2014, to launch an investigation, following the request made by the transitional authorities, Welcoming the steps taken by the Government of the Central African Republic to operationalize the Special Criminal Court, such as the adoption of the rules of procedure and evidence, the provision of temporary premises for staff of the Court and the appointment of national judges, as well as the ongoing investigations, and encouraging the international community to continue to support the Special Criminal Court in the long term, Recalling that the international commission of inquiry tasked with investigating allegations of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law and of human rights abuses in the Central African Republic concluded that the main parties 3