A/HRC/26/53 African Republic, as the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights depends on peace and security. To that end, she endorses the inclusive national programme for truth, justice, reparation and reconciliation; (ii) She also encourages all national authorities to undertake frequent visits to the regions in order to raise awareness, set the tone for reconciliation and back local intercommunity reconciliation initiatives; (iii) She calls upon the Government to do its utmost to develop a national and community level reconciliation strategy, while taking account of human rights, the regional dimension of the crisis and the role that the countries of the subregion could play in the search for a lasting solution to the Central African crisis; (iv) She encourages it to undertake the mapping of local initiatives in the area of conflict mediation, prevention and resolution, as well as reconciliation in order to promote them as model initiatives for the entire country; (v) She also encourages it to continue making efforts to pay the salaries of civil servants in order to ease tensions and facilitate access to economic and social rights; (vi) She urges it to develop a programme of psychotherapeutic support and assistance to victims, including victims of sexual violence and young people involved in the armed conflict, and to set up multipurpose centres, especially in rural areas, for the development of programmes of awareness-raising and education for a culture of peace and human rights; (vii) She encourages it to take all necessary steps to set up a national human rights commission, in accordance with the Paris Principles. (viii) She welcomes the creation of the Special Investigation Unit and encourages the Government to make every effort to make it effective and to develop a national strategy to combat impunity, including the setting up of community radio stations, getting them on-air and ensuring their national ownership; (ix) She encourages the Government to continue rebuilding the judicial infrastructure and to proceed with the swift redeployment of judges to their duty stations; (x) She also encourages it to continue cooperating with the international forces in order to protect civilians, to provide non-discriminatory assistance to victims, to disarm all armed groups and militias which possess arms illegally and to undertake a rapid reform of the security sector; (xi) She calls on it to take all necessary steps for the effective deployment of local administrators (prefects and subprefects), in order to help re-establish the authority of the State over the entire country, and to continue its efforts to reopen schools and restore normal working conditions in hospitals and other health centres; (xii) She urges it to develop a strategy for the return of displaced persons and refugees to their respective neighbourhoods, villages and towns; (xiii) She recommends that the Government should initiate, with all the parties to the crisis, a consensual process of disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and security-sector reform and ensure its implementation. 18 GE.14-03816

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