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African Republic, as well as the need to coordinate the peace process with transitional justice
in order to facilitate national reconciliation;
33.
Remains deeply concerned about the extent of conflict-related sexual violence,
in particular against women, girls and boys recruited by armed groups, and encourages the
national authorities and the Special Criminal Court to protect victims and advance their
empowerment, and to bring all alleged perpetrators of such crimes to justice;
34.
Welcomes the establishment of a dedicated force for the suppression of sexual
violence against women and children, and calls upon the authorities of the Central African
Republic to provide the Joint Rapid Response Unit to Combat Sexual Violence against
Women and Children with the means necessary for its operation, and to ensure, through its
relevant services, the provision of psychotherapeutic and socioeconomic care to victims;
35.
Remains concerned about the surge in the number of children recruited by
armed groups, calls for the establishment and implementation of socioeconomic reintegration
and psychological support programmes for minors who are victims of the six most serious
violations suffered by children in armed conflict, encourages greater advocacy to improve
the protection of children in armed conflict, including by taking account of the specific needs
of girls, urges the Central African authorities and armed groups to put an end to and prevent
such serious violations and abuses of their rights, and calls upon the Government to
implement the Child Protection Code;
36.
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 to ensure appropriate protection and support for victims of
violence, in particular women, children and persons with disabilities;
37.
Calls upon the national authorities to continue their efforts to protect and
promote the right to freedom of movement for all, including internally displaced persons,
without distinction, and to respect their right to choose their place of residence, to return
home or to seek protection elsewhere;
38.
Invites all stakeholders and the international community to remain mobilized
to respond to the urgent needs and priorities identified by the Central African Republic, in
particular financial and technical support and funding for the treatment of people traumatized
by the crisis;
39.
Requests all parties to authorize and facilitate rapid, safe and unhindered access
for humanitarian aid and humanitarian workers to the entire national territory, including by
strengthening security on the roads;
40.
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 promote
respect for human rights and to undertake reform of the justice and security sectors, including
in the framework of the 2020 and 2021 elections;
41.
Encourages the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization
Mission in the Central African Republic, in accordance with its mandate, to publish reports
on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic in order to enable the
international community to monitor the situation;
42.
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;
43.
Requests all parties to cooperate fully with the Independent Expert in carrying
out his mandate;
44.
Decides to organize, at its forty-sixth session, a high-level interactive dialogue
to assess developments in the situation of human rights on the ground, placing special
emphasis on the status of the fight against impunity, including in the electoral context, with
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