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1. “Lastly, the political, security and humanitarian situation in the subregion will be at the very heart of the consultative meeting of the Heads of State and Government of ECCAS, which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon and the current Chairman of ECCAS, will convene on the margins of the African Union summit planned for 1 and 2 July in Nouakchott.”

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2. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the International Criminal Court acquitted the former Vice-President, J ean-Pierre Bemba, and in the Central African Republic, there is, on the one hand, reason to be encouraged by the involvement of former heads of Central African States in supporting the African initiative, but, on the other hand, reason to be concerned because of the renewed violence in Bangui and within the country. This is worrying and something that we must act upon, given the seriousness of the situation. In this regard, I reiterate ECCAS'S condemnation of all acts of violence, in particular those perpetrated against MINUSCA.”

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3. “Indeed, the excellent cooperation that exists between UNOCA and the ECCAS General Secretariat, as well as my excellent relationship with the Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, my brother Fall, whose presence I welcome at this meeting, have made it possible to carry out jointly activities and missions on the ground. We have a framework of cooperation that includes plans for periodic common activities. The last such plan was finalized during a common retreat we organized in May. I will not to go into detail on the fourteenth report of the Secretary-General, but I should like to note that certain developments must be taken into account. In Burundi, President Nkurunziza announced that he would not run for President in 2020.”

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4. “It is also particularly affected by the political crises in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and by the political, security and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic, as well as by the activities of terrorist groups in the Lake Chad basin. In this regard, I would like to welcome the high- quality report that the Secretary-General presented on the situation in Central Africa. I also am very pleased to see that the contribution made by the ECCAS General Secretariat was largely taken into account in the drafting ofthe report.”

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5. “The process is going well; the plan is for draft texts to be provided to us by a study group in July. The adoption and signing of the texts by the Heads of State and Government is likely to take place during a special summit that we are planning to hold at the end of 2018 or early 2019. Within the framework of this reform, it is planned to transform the General Secretariat into a commission and to create a standing peace and security council at ECCAS headquarters. On the overall political, security and humanitarian situation in Central Africa today, we cannot but acknowledge that despite the many efforts and real advances made in recent years, Central Africa remains a region of crises and armed conflicts, open or latent.”

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6. “Along those same lines, the long-awaited joint ECCAS-ECOWAS summit on the issue of violent extremism is scheduled to take place on 30 July, with the technical support of UNOCA and UNOWAS. A cooperation framework between ECCAS and ECOWAS is being finalized and should be signed by the heads of both bodies before the summit. I should like to point out here that a document on a strategy to combat transboundary organized crime and mercenary activities is also being developed by ECCAS, in line with the request from the Security Council. In the institutional area, ECCAS began an in-depth reform, on the basis of a decision by the Heads of State and Government on 25 May 2015. The process should lead to new foundational texts, in particular a revised treaty and other texts.”

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7. “The most recent meeting of the high leadership of the three organizations was held on 5 April 2018 to decide on the budget and fine-tune the process for organizing a meeting with contributing third parties, with the technical support of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). In the area of combating terrorism in all of its manifestations, and in harmony with the global strategy adopted by the United Nations, ECCAS undertook major initiatives, including the development, with the support of UNOCA, of a subregional strategy on combating terrorism. It was endorsed at the ministerial level and will very soon be submitted to the Heads of State and Government for their approval.”

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8. “In that regard, it participates fully in the African Initiative for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, which requires multifaceted support from the international community. With regard to maritime safety and security, the Central African subregion now hosts, in Yaounde, the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea, which is entrusted with implementing the strategy developed by the States of the Gulf of Guinea, through their regional institutions: ECCAS, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Gulf of Guinea Commission, with, of course, ongoing support from the United Nations.”

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9. “It deployed its first peace missions in the Central African Republic, the first and second Missions for the Consolidation of Peace in the Central African Republic, between 2008 and 2013, with 2,600 staff in 2013, at the height of the crisis, before the African Union and the United Nations took over with the deployment of the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic and then the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Given the continuing threat to the security of the subregion posed by the situation in the country, ECCAS remains seized of the situation in the Central African Republic and continues to express its solidarity with that Member State.”

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10. “It was adopted on 30 April 2010 in Kinshasa and entered into force in March 2017. The peace and security architecture of ECCAS works, of course, in line with the African Union Peace and Security Architecture; the results could be improved upon, but they are already encouraging. Thanks to this architecture, ECCAS has been able to take concrete steps on the ground.”

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11. “ECCAS goals were strengthened in February 1999 with the aim of preventing and resolving conflict through the establishment of the Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa and with the support of the United Nations, within the framework of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Issues in Central Africa. In addition to Council for Peace and Security protocols, other legal instruments and normative frameworks were established to provide ECCAS with a robust, diversified and operational peace and security architecture. The Central African Convention for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Their Ammunition and All Parts and Components That Can Be Used for Their Manufacture, Repair and Assembly is the most recent of those instruments.”

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12. “Its members are Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda and S510 Tome and Principe. That is a major goal with many challenges, which we sincerely hope to overcome with the support of our international partners, in particular the United Nations. Our main priorities are infrastructure, the environment and peace and security-related issues, which did not feature as part of the goals of ECCAS at the time of its establishment. ECCAS was forced to address issues relating to peace and security as it emerged from a period of inertia between 1992 and 1998 because of the violent wars in seven of its 10 member States during that time.”

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13. “I am honoured to participate via video-teleconference in today's important meeting to consider the fourteenth report of the Secretary-General on Central Africa (S/2018/521). Allow me to thank the Russian presidency of the Security Council for inviting me to speak. I should like to recall that the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) is one of the eight regional economic communities that make up the pillars of African integration. Founded in 1983, ECCAS is a geographical space covering 6.6 million square kilometres, where more than 160 million people live. Its goal is to promote and strengthen harmonious cooperation and balanced development across all socioeconomic areas in its 11 member States.”

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14. “To conclude, allow me to underscore the central role that the regional economic communities play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, in peacebuilding and in strengthening security and governance in Africa. ECCAS is playing a leading role in this context and will continue to do so. Our ultimate wish is that United Nations and all bilateral and multilateral partners will continue to trust ECCAS, support it and enhance its cooperation with it in its various activities.”

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15. “To remedy the situation, we are actively working to bring about institutional reform at ECCAS by updating our constitutive documents - our Treaty dates back to 1983 - in harmony with those of the African Union, renewable funding instruments, an organizational model, efficient decision-making and management procedures consistent with international standards, and policies, strategies and programmes compatible with Agenda 2063 of the African Union. In this context, support and renewed support on the part of the international community are needed, in particular by the United Nations. The outstanding cooperation between the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and the General Secretariat of ECCAS represents a solid foundation for further strengthening and diversifying the partnership with the United Nations system as a whole.”

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16. “In that regard, I commend the excellent report (S/2016/482)of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa, submitted by Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abdoulaye Bathily. Nevertheless, certain political aspects of the report could be more nuanced, as the countries of Central Africa are in a transitional phase towards building States based on the rule of law and democracy. In this phase, the international community's support should not fail them, with a view to improving and building the capacity of their institutions. Despite our efforts and successes, real difficulties, mainly of a structural, financial and technical order, impede the proper functioning of ECCAS.”

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17. “It is therefore essential that the international community substantially strengthen its multifaceted support to enable the Multinational Joint Task Force to become fully operational in order to achieve its goal of eliminating Boko Haram. As to the political, security and humanitarian situation in general, ECCAS remains particularly affected by electoral and post-electoral conflicts, the crises in Burundi and in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the legacy of the great social, political and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic and the terrorist activities of Boko Haram, the Lord's Resistance Army and terrorist groups in Libya.”

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18. “For the year 2017, I would like to appeal to all that are using Gulf of Guinea sea routes and resources - States, institutions, maritime operators, fishing companies, oil companies, ship owners -to announce their contributions at the conference for partners and third-party contributors that we will hold in Yaounde on 26 to 27 July. With respect to the fight against terrorism, ECCAS has taken important initiatives to support its two member States - Cameroon and Chad - involved in the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram. Financial assistance to both countries in the amount of $100 million was granted at a summit on the issue. The fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram is heavy burden on the meagre resources of States engaged in it.”

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19. “The Central African subregion is now home, in Yaounde, to the Interregional Coordination Centre for Maritime Safety and Security in the Gulf of Guinea (ICC), the body responsible for the implementation of this strategy in the States of the Gulf of Guinea, which, through their regional institutions - ECCAS, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Commission of the Gulf of Guinea (CGG) - are now finalizing the operationalization process. ECCAS, ECOWAS and the CGG have committed to fully supporting the budget for the ICC from July to December 2016.”

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20. “Just recently, the financial contribution of ECCAS - decided in November 2015 at the seventh extraordinary summit of Heads of State of the region held to consider the situation in the Central African Republic - was instrumental in the holding of elections and in helping the country complete the transition in a timely manner. Although the transition is over, today ECCAS remains seized of the situation in the Central African Republic and wishes to be associated with any international initiative, whether it be by the United Nations or some other entity, that strives to help that member State to finally get out of the spiral of violence. With regard to maritime safety and security, ECCAS was the first regional economic community in Africa to adopt a strategy to secure its maritime space, pursuant to resolutions 2018 (2011) and 2039 (2012).”

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21. “For example, the situation in the Central African Republic led ECCAS to deploy its first peacekeeping mission, the Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in the Central African Republic, which started with a staff of675 but grew to a staffof2,600 for its second mission, in 2013, at the peak of the crisis, thereby avoiding chaos in the country. Accordingly, the member States of ECCAS have agreed, for over two decades, to make significant sacrifices in terms of human, material and financial resources. They have continued to support the Central African Republic, despite the deployment of Operation Sangaris, the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic, and then United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.”

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22. “Together with the infrastructure and the environment, free trade is one of our main priorities. Our highest priorities today, however, are peace and security issues, which was not the case when ECCAS was established. Issues of peace and security were imposed on ECCAS at the end of a period of lethargy for the institution between 1992 and 1998, as a result of the violent wars that 7 of its 10 member States experienced during the period. The ECCAS peace and security architecture works in harmony with the African Union Peace and Security Architecture, with results that can certainly be improved upon but are still encouraging. ECCAS has been able to take concrete action on the ground.”

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23. “I would like to say how honoured I am and pleased to be here among the members of the Security Council at this important informational meeting on the Central African region. I express my sincere thanks to the French presidency for its invitation addressed to me to succinctly brief the Council on the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), which is, it must be emphasized, one of eight pillars for the building of African integration. Established in 1983, ECCAS covers a geographical area of 6.6 million square kilometres where more than 160 million people live today. It aims to promote and strengthen harmonious cooperation among its member States, as well as balanced and sustainable development in all areas of socioeconomic activity. To that end, we have just launched, on 13 May in Kinshasa, the ECCAS Free Trade Area.”

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24. “In conclusion, let me reiterate ECCAS's willingness to continue its legitimate efforts to achieve a lasting and final solution or settlement of the Central African crisis in the framework of a mechanism of effective cooperation and coordination with the United Nations and the African Union, without forgetting our participation in the international contact group and our mediation role taken up by the Congo.”

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25. “The time has come to act and to support France, ECCAS and the African Union in their efforts to help the people, help the transition in the country to succeed and ensure the implementation of the road map to overcome the crisis affecting the country. The international community should provide MISCA/ MICOPAX with the necessary means to take action and support the transition, while ensuring, of course, that the process be productive and transparent, so that our goals are achieved, namely, peace and security for the Central African people, who are the innocent victims of a hellish reality, lasting stabilization and the rebuilding of their country, thereby strengthening security and stability in the countries of the region.”

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26. “Allow me to also reiterate the request of the Heads of State and Government of ECCAS at their recent summit in N'Djamena on 21 October for a robust mandate under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, so as to enable MICOPAX, which is the core of MISCA, to fully carry out its stabilization mission in the country and create the best conditions possible for the civilian component of MISCA, with the support ofa reinforced BINUCA. There is no longer time for useless criticism of the stark reality affecting the Central Africans people, nor for shedding crocodile tears regarding their misfortunes.”

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27. “For let us not forget that one of the root causes of the conflict in the Central African Republic is the abject poverty of marginalized people, who live extremely difficult lives, thus being forced to take up arms and resort to Violence in order to obtain their needs by attacking the affluent. The emergency deployment of a multidimensional mission is absolutely necessary in order to save the Central African Republic and its people in distress. MICOPAX II/MISCA needs to be strengthened. The planned United Nations option should provide for substantial support to MISCA, build its operational capabilities and guarantee its financing.”

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28. “Thirdly, they must re-establish an ongoing dialogue among the political actors, with the assistance of the international community and in the framework of a follow-up committee and on the basis of a shared political agreement to save the Central African Republic. The Central African political actors must participate in the transition, and then later support the elected authorities, instead of engaging in public smear campaigns against one another or counting on the international community to solve their problems in their stead. The international community can only help them, but it cannot act in their stead. Fourthly, financial, economic and humanitarian assistance must be mobilized immediately in order to address the multiple security issues in the country and tackle the poverty in which those people live.”

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29. “First, a legitimate and representative democracy must be established in the Central African Republic that serves the general interest of the Central African people, rather than those of a clan or ethnic or religious group. One of the causes of the ongoing conflict stems from the seizure of power and resources of the country by a group of Central Africans who came to power through violence and/or elections. That led to an uprising of marginalized people. Secondly, they must establish genuine Government defence and security forces that are professional, balanced and representative, instead of clan-based militias.”

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30. “I would like to recall that the financing of MISCA - also known as MICOPAX II - has been underwritten by ECCAS since 1 August, when MISCA was established. The situation in the Central African Republic is under the control of MICOPAX II but continues to be of concern. Total disaster has been averted, but the risks of the situation deteriorating and sliding into chaos, general civil war and ethnic and sectarian conflicts are real . Free and transparent elections will not be enough to extricate the Central African Republic from the crisis that it has been undergoing for over a decade. We must address the root causes of the conflict.”

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31. “Bearing in mind the examples of the African Union Mission in Somalia and, more recently, the Regional Brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ECCAS believes its Mission for the Consolidation of Peace in the Central African Republic (MICOPAX), within the International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA), will effectively contribute to restoring peace in the country, if its future mandate provides it with the necessary prerogatives and bolsters its capacities in line with the recommendations of the most recent joint United Nations-African Union-ECCAS evaluation. The generation of troops for ECCAS will provide it with more than 4,000 troops in the theatre of operations, including an aerial unit.”

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32. “The Economic Community of Central African States is pleased that the transition authorities in the Central African Republic have transformed that consensus into a transition road map that lays out various actions to be undertaken, as well as timetables for them. I travelled to New York today to thank the Security Council for its support for the Economic Community of Central African States, which has untiringly addressed the issue of the Central African Republic. I also request that that support continue in the future. We hope to be able to continue, alongside the African Union, to help political actors and other stakeholders to reach some kind of reconciliation and agree on a common path, so that the Central African Republic can regain its security, stability and democracy.”

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33. “Today, the Central African Republic is a failed State run by a fragile transitional Government that is powerless, given the daunting task of bringing the country out of the crisis. Without a doubt, the Government needs help in stabilizing the country, but we must continue to demand that our expectations be met regarding the protection of civilians and respect for human rights. In that regard, it is also crucial to bring the Central African political class to the table, as well as the opinion-makers, so that they can bolster the political consensus formed through the National Charter for Transition, adopted by the National Council for Transition, in the framework of implementing the political agreement of Libreville of January 2013 and the N'Djamena declaration oprril 2013.”

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34. “Indeed, while Central Africa has been tending to the Central African Republic for more than a decade and is desperately attempting to find a lasting solution to the crisis, with the support of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) and its European friends, including France, it would seem that the international community has suddenly grasped the scope of the crisis following the toppling of the Bozize regime by the Seleka coalition. The alert was sounded at the high-level meeting held here in New York on 25 September following the deterioration of the humanitarian and security situation, which had become disastrous.”

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35. “At the outset, allow me to welcome the recent report of the Secretary-General introduced by Deputy Secretary- General Eliasson (8/2013/677), to which the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) made its contribution. I also thank you, Sir, and the other members of the Council for having allowed me to participate in this meeting on Central Africa. ECCAS is also gratified to see that the situation in the Central African Republic is now of concern to the international community at the highest level, in particular the Security Council.”

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36. “I also congratulate all of the eminent persons present on their important and relevant comments which have been closely followed by the Chadian delegation.”

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37. “We call for the clear-sightedness of those who defend the rights of children and who, it is certain, are playing a role that we respect, but who appear to assess the situation in Chad more unfavourably than it deserves to be, thereby exacerbating the situation, which is much healthier than that in many countries throughout the world. In conclusion, I reaffirm that there are no longer any child soldiers in the Chadian national army or the Chadian contingent in Mali and that Chad is cooperating actively with the United Nations to ensure that the Chadian national army no longer appears on the Secretary-General's list. Chad respects and will continue to respect its commitment to the rights of the child in armed conflict. Allow me to conclude by congratulating you, Sir, on having organized this important debate.”

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38. “A programme of work has been agreed upon with respect to the joint verification, involving the Chadian national army and a United Nations task force, of the situation in the eight military regions. The first pilot joint mission will launch activities in two regions on 24 and 30 June. Other regions will follow in July and August. Draft legislation on child protection, including civilian status and penalties for recruitment and the use of children under the age of 18, was submitted to the National Congress on 31 May. It has also created a department on child protection within the national army. Once again, it appears unfair to us that, for procedural reasons, our entire army should be denigrated and its reputation tarnished in the eyes of the world.”

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39. “We are on that notorious blacklist owing simply to a process that began in 2012 and that is aimed at implementing, with our partners, an action plan that had not been completed. That process has been accelerated since the most recent visit of Ms. Zerrougui to N'Djamena in mid-May, during which a road map was signed in that connection. We rely on our partners in UNICEF to work actively beside us to implement the road map. If there is time, allow me to underline certain essential measures already undertaken by my Government aimed at accelerating Chad's de-listing from the list and at preventing any violations against children. First, in early July we improved the aforementioned legislation on prohibiting the recruitment of minors by adopting a draft directive, worked out with the support of UNICEF.”

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40. “My country would therefore have been de-listed from the annex to the report of the Secretary-General had it not been for the isolated cases of about 30 children from the Baba Ladde group, who returned from the Central African Republic following a reconciliation agreement. Those children have, in any case, been freed. My country has many young people and adults and does not need minors in its military. The paradox is that our armed forces remain on the Secretary-General's list, generating an unfair denigration campaign against the Chadian national army, which carries out its international missions responsibly, with courage, dignity and respect for human rights, particularly the rights of the child.”

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41. “The reconciliation policy reflects our concern for the fate of children as former combatants in armed movements and seeks to provide them with training aimed at returning them to civilian life. I take a moment to thank our bilateral and international partners, in particular UNICEF, Care International and the International Committee of the Red Cross, which have provided extremely valuable assistance on that front. However, we have never denied the accidental presence, in the past, of children in our armed forces. Mistakes in determining the ages of children were on occasion inevitable in that the State infrastructure was at an embryonic stage. Having said that, in 2011 it became possible to state that there are no longer any child soldiers in Chad.”

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42. “Mr. Allam-mi (Chad) (spoke in French): Chad has lengthy experience in managing and protecting child soldiers, based on the deepest respect for its national legislation and international obligations, as it has suffered the tribulations of many civil wars and wars in neighbouring countries. Various so-called "politico-military" movements have been a feature of my country. In other words, Chad is indeed a post- conflict country, but it is also a country that has endeavoured to achieve stability through an ongoing national reconciliation policy and to build a country where the rule of law and democracy prevail. My country has also fulfilled its obligation to protect refugees from neighbouring countries, particularly children.”

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43. “In conclusion, I would like to inform the Council that the transitional President of the Central African Republic has just begun a visit to the countries of the subregion, starting with Chad. On that occasion, The President (spoke in French): Thcrc arcno more President Deby Itno, in his capacity as the current names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Chairman of ECCAS, urged the transitional President Council members to informal consultations to continue to scrupulously respect his commitments, particularly our discussion on the subject. that of ensuring that order and security are rapidly restored and human rights respected. The meeting rose at 12'3') p.m.”

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44. “The international community, in particular the Security Council, has a duty to extend solidarity and assistance to the Central African Republic, which is in dire straits given the political and social chaos that prevails in the country. In the meantime, the Economic Community of Central African States is doing everything in its power to aid the people of the Central African Republic. Its modest forces are working on the ground to help the transitional authorities reduce insecurity as much as possible. It is imperative that Africa and the international community as a whole commit to concrete action alongside ECCAS and get behind the transition in order to help people in danger.”

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45. “It should also be recalled that, in order to ensure a minimum of security for the country, the Central Africa Multinational Force should be increased to 2,000 troops, while the international community should be strongly urged to support MICOPAX with material and financial resources in order to increase its workforce and enhance its effectiveness. The Commission of the African Union is called upon to take appropriate measures to evaluate MICOPAX needs in the areas of staff, equipment and financing. The task of generating forces based on a concept of operations and a concept of logistics support should have the support of Africa and the entire international community.”

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46. “Under the terms of the transition, a constitutional referendum and parliamentary and presidential elections will be organized on the basis ofa legal system and a consensual time table will be established for a return to undisputed democratic and constitutional order. It is clear that nothing is possible without security for persons and property, or without the material and financial resources required by the transitional authorities to carry out their duties. It is precisely to address such issues that ECCAS agreed to establish an International Contact Group, which held its first meeting in Brazzaville 3 May. On the security front, it is imperative to neutralize the armed gangs. To that end, we must bear in mind the ECCAS N'Djamena declaration of 18 April, which emphasizes the need for the cantonment of all uncontrolled armed elements.”

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47. “The National Transitional Council elected the head of the Sele'ka coalition as President for the transitional period. However, the Council should be expanded to make it much more legitimate and better represent the people of the Central African Republic. Prime Minister Tiangaye, appointed under the Libreville Agreements, has had his term extended to include greater powers, and he cannot be removed during the transition period. If circumstances require, the transitional President and the Prime Minister may, by mutual agreement, carry out a reorganization of the Government. The transitional President, Prime Minister and other members of the transitional Government cannot stand in the next elections.”

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48. “The principle of supporting the transition through a monitoring committee and the establishment of an International Contact Group, including regional and international organizations and bilateral and multilateral partners, was also agreed to. All stakeholders in the Central African Republic, including the self-proclaimed President, have unconditionally accepted the road map proposed by the ECCAS summit. Against that backdrop, according to the most recent information available to us, on the basis of broad consultations, a National Transitional Council has been put in place to act as a constituent assembly that involves all of the country's stakeholders. As the Prime Minister has emphasized, this constituent assembly's main task is to draft a constitution in preparation for elections within 18 months.”

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49. “Boni Yayi, President of the Republic of Benin, as well as the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organization of la Francophonie. That meeting not only condemned the seizure of power by force in the Central African Republic, but it also called the leader of the Seleka coalition, Mr. Michel Djotodia, the self-proclaimed President, to comply with the Libreville Agreements. At the end of the summit, the ECCAS Heads of State proposed setting up a panel including all the forces of the country capable of acting as the executive branch and a constituent assembly. That is to take place in the context of widespread involvement on the part both of the Libreville signatories and civil society or political elements.”

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50. “Subsequently, realpolitik led ECCAS to advocate a plan for ending the crisis that, while restoring some level of law and order, would take into account the realities on the ground. The institutions for an l8-month transition have therefore been put in place, including a road map for the transitional Government in order to redress the situation. The political Agreements signed at Libreville on 11 January set out the core commitments for the transition period. As the Council is aware, following the coup, an extraordinary ECCAS summit was held at N'Djamena on 3 April. In addition to ECCAS member States, participants also included His Excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr.”

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