A/HRC/25/11 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its seventeenth session from 21 October to 1 November 2013. The review of the Central African Republic was held at the 9th meeting on 25 October 2013. The delegation of the Central African Republic was headed by the Minister of Human Rights, Claude Lenga, and the Minister of Justice, Arsene Sende. At its 17th meeting, held on 31 October 2013, the Working Group adopted the report on the Central African Republic. 2. On 14 January 2013, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the Central African Republic: Italy, Mauritania and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of the Central African Republic: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/CAF/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/CAF/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/17/CAF/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by the Czech Republic, Germany, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America was transmitted to the Central African Republic through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. In his introductory statement, the Minister for Human Rights and Coordination of Humanitarian Action, the head of delegation, began by introducing the delegation of the Central African Republic. On behalf of the delegation he expressed the gratitude of the people of the Central African Republic and of the leaders of the transitional Government to the members of the Human Rights Council for their concern about the situation in the Central African Republic and about defending and promoting human rights in the country. 6. The Minister for Human Rights then turned to the process of preparing the country’s periodic report and the difficult conditions under which it had been drafted, and expressed his Government’s gratitude to the United Nations system. He also highlighted the efforts the Government had made. Lastly, he recalled the undertakings the Central African Republic had made to the Human Rights Council in 2009 and explained what had been done thus far to meet those commitments. He outlined the concerns and future prospects regarding human rights and humanitarian issues and gave the floor to the Minister of Justice to introduce the report. GE.14-10056 3