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  1. “My country wishes to reaffirm its commitment to the independence of the evaluation and review. Finally, we reaffirm our desire to continue working together with the Council to find ideal solutions and meet the many remaining challenges together. The meeting rose at 10.20 a.m.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  2. “The Central African Republic once again reiterates its readiness to work together with the Secretary- General to review the status-of-forces agreement with a view to both facilitating the understanding thereof and facilitating its national ownership. Evaluating the effectiveness of MINUSCA after 10 years on the ground in the Central African Republic was absolutely critical in order to assure the coherence and relevance of the mandate. We are convinced that such an evaluation, in line with the anticipated independent strategic review contained in the mandate just adopted, will make it possible to adjust the mandate to bring it in line with the realities and evolving situation in the Central African Republic and will allow us to usher in a transition that will ultimately enable the Mission’s withdrawal.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  3. “Those partners and their support contribute daily to make the restoration of State authority an increasingly tangible reality for the people of the Central African Republic. My country would have liked those efforts acknowledged in the adopted resolution. The fact that the Central African Republic has numerous partners means that it is vital to ensure coordination with the Government at all levels. My country is pleased that this important parameter is taken into account in the new mandate, in terms of coordination of both security and the implementation of the status-of-forces agreement. The former will enable more efficient concrete and coordinated action and to develop synergies and complementarity between the defence and security forces and MINUSCA, and the latter is also key.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  4. “The Central African Republic is therefore delighted to see support for the restoration of State authority as a top priority and would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all the partners that have enabled the Central African Republic to take great strides forward in that regard, as the State now controls vast swathes of the territory. I thank the Russian Federation and Rwanda. We also thank the Peacebuilding Commission, the United Nations agencies, the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, UN-Women and others, as well as the United States and the European Union, which work daily to promote the implementation of the country’s justice sector policy and its commitments to combat conflict- related sexual violence, as well as to bolster the ability of its defence and security forces on several fronts.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  5. “More specifically, we thank the three African members of the Security Council, the Russian Federation and China for their support and their tireless efforts, time and again, to understand the position of the Central African Republic. The new mandate adopted today provides us with an opportunity to reaffirm here our full readiness to continue and step up cooperation with MINUSCA, which is key to effectively consolidating the various gains made in recent years with regard to bolstering security by restoring State authority and implementing the Luanda joint road map for peace and the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  6. “Mr. Nzessioue (Central African Republic) (spoke in French): I welcome the Chinese presidency of the Security Council for November. I also take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. The Central African Republic welcomes the renewal of the mandate of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). I wish to bear witness to the constructive and positive engagement of France, as penholder of resolution 2709 (2023), to ensure balanced consultations, which have led to this text, which, of course, is not perfect, but is acceptable to all. We express our deep gratitude to all members of the Council for their flexibility.”

    2023-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9476 (2023) · source

  7. “In that context, we believe that we will be able to make progress in that regard, namely, by taking coherent decisions that will not undermine the capacity of States but rather help States to restore their authority over their entire territory and build their capacity to combat cross-border organized criminal networks. We believe that is the path that will lead us to jointly achieve those goals in the interest of sustainable peace.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  8. “We will nevertheless continue to ask that the arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic be fully lifted in order to enable the State to exercise full control over its territory. The counter-offensive led by the Central African Republic against the backdrop of the attack by the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement in December 2020, aided by the Russian Federation, Rwanda and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, contributed to weakening the hold of those armed groups on Central African Republic territory. Control over certain strategic roads and mining areas was regained, considerably diminishing the capacity of the armed groups to conduct their activities and inflict damage.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  9. “However, the introduction of the arms embargo on the Central African Republic has completely prevented the State from exercising its full authority and has allowed armed groups to take root across the country. Due to the absence of State authorities, those armed groups have been able to spread across the Central African Republic’s territory and conduct their activities without any resistance from, or counteraction by, the international forces entrusted with the mandate to prevent that scenario. We commend the considerable progress made in the context of resolution 2648 (2022), which affords the Central African armed forces the opportunity to equip themselves.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  10. “Easing the sanctions regime and implementing an operational framework, with areas that are considered to be in line with various Government initiatives, would enable us to resume some activities today. In our experience, the sanctions under the Kimberley Process are applicable only to areas under State control, leaving entire areas under the control of armed groups without a solution. We therefore need to now think about how the Kimberley Process sanctions could be more effective in those areas beyond Government control. Another important point that needs to be underscored here, as we mentioned, is the need to restore State authority throughout the country’s entire territory. That objective must be prioritized in any strategy aimed at fighting criminal and illicit activities.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  11. “I would like to commend and pay tribute to the international community, which has consistently supported the Central African Republic in that task. Nevertheless, I would like to highlight some decisions taken by the international community, which, instead of helping to resolve or ease the problem, exacerbated it from our viewpoint and experience. I would first of all like to talk about the sanctions under the Kimberley Process, introduced in 2013 at the height of the crisis, which had an adverse impact. The total suspension of diamond exports from the Central African Republic completely disrupted the sector and encouraged an upsurge in illegal activities, fraud and the development of criminal networks.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  12. “That is a considerable amount in the Central African Republic, and it is enough to sustain the conflict and ensure their continued plundering of the economy. We are not trying to shift the primary responsibility for that state of affairs from the Central African Republic. The inherent weaknesses of the State, combined with a chronic lack of governance for decades, largely contributed to that. The Central African Republic has repeatedly tried to deal with that through grass-roots talks in 2014, the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation in 2015 and, recently, in March, a national dialogue, which resulted in strong recommendations for better control and redistribution of resources, which we are striving to implement.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  13. “Armed groups, through the full or partial control that they have over certain strategic trade routes, such as the livestock migration routes in the northern and western parts of the Central African Republic and the trade route towards the north-east, impose all kinds of taxes, customs duties and mandatory escorts to fund themselves and equip themselves with weapons. The same routes are used for trafficking in basic goods, livestock and minerals, mainly gold and diamonds, coming from areas under their control. In 2007, a study by the International Peace Information Service showed that the trade route towards the far north-eastern part of the Central African Republic alone generated approximately €2.5 million annually for the benefit of armed groups.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  14. “In that context, we think that State capacity-building in terms of security, criminal justice and strengthening international and regional cooperation to better secure borders is essential. The same applies to the need for effectiveness and consistency in international actions and decisions. Against that backdrop, I would like to talk about my country, the Central African Republic. We have been dealing with repeated conflicts, in which the illegal exploitation of resources has been widespread since 2013 with the emergence of the Séléka coalition and perpetuated today by the Coalition des patriotes pour le changement, supported by the remaining mercenaries from the border conflict zones.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  15. “Mr. Nzessioue (Central African Republic) (spoke in French): The Central African Republic is very honoured to participate in this important debate. We are glad to see light being shed at a very high level, under the Gabonese presidency, on an issue that is important, if not crucial, to international peace and security, and which, in our view, represents a not insignificant pathway for resolving long-standing conflicts. The link between the exploitation of resources, security and the financing of conflicts is clear. For us, it is therefore important to find the best and most effective ways and means to overcome that challenge and prioritize actions to combat both the illegal exploitation of natural resources and the illicit financial flows from such trafficking and transnational criminal networks.”

    2022-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9147 (2022) · source

  16. “Texts must be drafted by penholders and co-penholders in an impartial and responsible manner and based on credible sources of information, in order to help the Council to take appropriate, effective and timely decisions. Finally, with regard to sanctions regimes, the Central African Republic believes it is crucial to implement a mechanism for their regular evaluation, based on well-defined criteria, in order to objectively judge the consistency, coherence, appropriateness and effectiveness of sanctions with regard to their objectives.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source

  17. “The same was true when it came to negotiating a peace agreement, where Africa assumed a leadership role that led to the signing on 6 February 2019 of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic. Today Africa continues to lead the process for the revitalization of the peace agreement in the Central African Republic. For us it is therefore self-evident that Africa’s voice must be reflected within the Security Council and that reforming the Council in order to grant Africa a permanent seat is essential. That would make the Council’s work more effective and ensure that its documents are drafted in an inclusive way that enables the full participation of all members.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source

  18. “All members of the Council should have the same opportunities to participate fully and meaningfully in the drafting of Council documents, including resolutions, presidential statements and press releases, in line with paragraphs 78 and 79 of presidential note S/2017/507. The Security Council should extend that opportunity to all of its members, permanent and non-permanent alike, on an equal and equitable footing. When it comes to African affairs, special attention must be paid to the views of the three African members of the Council, which have the necessary capacity and expertise to take on that difficult task. For example, when the crisis broke out in my country in 2013, it was Africa that first came to our aid.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source

  19. “Penholders often steer the drafting of Council documents without holding the appropriate consultations with the countries on the Council’s agenda or, worse still, while ignoring their main points of view and concerns. For example, the concerns of the Central African Republic were not taken into account during the latest negotiations on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, which obliged us to make sure that we shared them with Council members. Such an approach can only have a negative impact on efforts to resolve crises and implement the mandates of United Nations missions.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source

  20. “Mr. Nzessioue (Central African Republic) (spoke in French): At the outset, the Central African Republic would like to congratulate Albania on its presidency of the Security Council. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the initiative to convene this open debate, which enables us to hold an exchange of views on the Security Council’s working methods. It has now been almost 10 not-so-glorious years since the Central African Republic first found itself on the Security Council’s agenda. From our experience, we have observed a negative trend whereby the penholdership has been held by either one or a very limited number of countries. As a result, the decisions that are imposed are often unilateral and serve the penholders’ national agendas rather than addressing the reality on the ground and helping to find solutions.”

    2022-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9079Resumption1 (2022) · source

  21. “To better address priorities and situations in Africa, in particular concerning the Central African Republic and the subregion, in general, would it not be advisable for the penholder to be one of the three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Kenya — or the country concerned? I hope that the update on the situation in my country was of interest to Council members and that they have a better understanding of the positions and postures that we have adopted.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  22. “I would like to conclude by urging all partners of the Central African Republic — those that wish to help restore peace and stability in the country, in particular, France, Russia, the United States, China, Angola, Rwanda, Morocco, the United Nations, the European Union and so on — to continue their efforts to build peace and promote a culture of dialogue and universal peace, which is the key to development. Before the next open debate on the working methods of the Security Council and in line with paragraphs 78 and 79 of presidential note S/2017/507, I would like to submit for the Council’s consideration an issue relating to the penholder through the subsidiarity principle.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  23. “Valentine Rugwabiza, for the excellent work that she has done in so little time and for her briefing today. I would not only like to encourage her, but also to reiterate my willingness and readiness to support the mandate of the Mission she is charged with the difficult task of heading. Despite the efforts made by MINUSCA, it continues to face certain challenges on the ground due to the complex nature of the situation. That is why the armed forces of the Central African Republic should rightfully be at the forefront so as to be able to conduct its sovereign mission despite the paltry resources it has to fight the armed groups.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  24. “Concerning weapons and ammunition management and existing procedures, we must identify areas that require capacity-building and submit recommendations on finding political and programmatic responses to develop a proper weapons and ammunition framework. That will deepen knowledge and dialogue among States and regional organizations, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations that specialize in good practices and lessons learned, as well as in the ways and means of strengthening national and regional approaches to weapons and ammunition management. I take this opportunity to welcome and encourage the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, Ms.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  25. “Faustin Archange Touadera, reaffirmed his commitment to the political process for peace in the country and for various sectors of the Government taking ownership of the political process, through the joint road map for peace in the Central African Republic, known as the Luanda road map, which completes and strengthens a process that was started as part of the peace agreement. Technical workshops were organized following the high-level strategic review, which will be held quarterly. Despite the considerable progress that has been made and recognized by the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic, challenges remain.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  26. “On the basis of a review of the Government’s efforts on the six components, the meeting enabled remaining challenges, prospects for the future and other considerations to be assessed through a series of technical workshops. At the meeting, partners of the Central African Republic reaffirmed their support and the commitment of the subregion to the process, through representatives of the subregion appointed at the Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region. Furthermore, the President and Head of State of the Central African Republic, Mr.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  27. “The bodies in charge of oversight and accountability in the judicial system and the army are working hard to identify shortcomings and to establish responsibility when a member of the military or a politician has been served with an arrest warrant. The Commission for Truth, Justice, Reparation and Reconciliation is now operational. Lastly, on 4 June a joint strategic review meeting for the peace process in the Central African Republic was held in Bangui. The meeting brought together with the Government of the Central African Republic all partners engaged in the process, including the Foreign Ministers of Angola and Rwanda, the guarantors, facilitators and technical and financial partners of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, as well as diplomats accredited to the Central African Republic.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  28. “The decision to resume reconstruction in the Central African Republic will be taken following an assessment undertaken by experts now being deployed to the subprefectures of Abba, Sosso-Nakombo, Bouar and Baoro. In the area of justice and the fight against impunity, the Special Criminal Court, which is gradually becoming operational, commenced trial proceedings this year. Hearings are continuing, including criminal hearings. A communication and consultation framework for the Special Prosecutor of the Special Criminal Court and the Ministry of Justice is now being finalized. It will help to address challenges in executing warrants and determine appropriate measures to be taken to facilitate the prosecution of those who have been served with arrest warrants, be they politicians or military personnel.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  29. “With regard to mining, between 2020 and 2021, with the support of partners — including the United States Agency for International Development and the European Union’s project on strengthening governance in the artisanal diamond and gold mining sectors in the Central African Republic — along with the participation of MINUSCA, the National Follow-Up Committee on the Kimberley Process in the Central African Republic conducted several missions to ensure that those areas are under the full control of the Central African Government, that there is no rebel activity and that the security situation enables the free movement of goods and persons.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  30. “The reference base was established during the previous assessment that was conducted by UNIDIR in September 2017 and will supply the information needed to assist security sectors in defining a road map to facilitate meeting the reference goals.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  31. “The mobilization of security sector reform coordination mechanisms, in which the main international actors participate, support the defence and security forces of the Central African Republic, with a view to providing collective support to the Government of the Central African Republic, in line with the reference goals. The Central African Republic has requested the expertise of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) in conducting an independent and impartial assessment, which would evaluate progress in the area of weapons and ammunition management and the nature of the various challenges that hamper progress. The assessment will enable the reference base to be updated.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  32. “On 24 September 2021, the Government commenced operations to address the entire weapons life cycle — visits, joint functional verification, marking, tracing, the eventual placement and the destruction of weapons deemed to be obsolete, according to technical standards. The Central African Republic today has the right equipment and the human and technical capacity, along with the support of partners. Anti-landmine operations by the United Nations Mine Action Service and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are conducted in line with resolution 2127 (2013), on the Central African Republic, and are based on reference goals set for that purpose.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  33. “Nevertheless, we must question the imbalance of forces on the ground, where men in uniform without appropriate equipment face heavily armed enemies due to the immoral and counterproductive arms embargo. The Central African Republic would also like to reassure Member States of the many efforts it has made, which have nevertheless been undermined by misinformation. For the Council’s information, I would like to share some of the advances that can be found detailed in the country report made available by the Central African Republic, including the implementation of a law adopted on 7 August 2020 on a general regime of conventional arms and their parts, components and ammunition, as well as the establishment by decree of a coordinating committee for the management of arms and ammunition on 6 February 2021.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  34. “Progress has notably been achieved through the revitalization of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, signed in February 2019, and consequently through the political process for peace through the joint road map of the ICGLR. I cannot neglect to mention the Central African Republic’s technical, financial and bilateral partners. Numerous challenges still face the Central African Republic; however, our priority remains the achievement of stability by neutralizing the armed groups that spread terror and continue to carry out deadly attacks against the peaceful civilian population. The Central African Republic would like to reassure Member States that it is fully aware of its duties and responsibilities when it comes to protecting its population and its territory.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  35. “I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to all those souls who lost their lives while serving the cause of bringing stability to the Central African Republic. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to all those well-intentioned parties that have contributed their experience and resources to bring peace to the Central African Republic, in particular the international community through United Nations peacekeeping operations such as MINUSCA, as well as regional and subregional organizations of the African continent such as the African Union, ECCAS and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  36. “Are Council members aware that my country, the Central African Republic — more precisely, the Central African territory — has endured, and continues to endure, the weight of a turbulent history marked by the epidemics of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Arab and subsequently the European slave trades and the oppression and servitude of colonization in the past, and now the tyranny and terror of armed groups? Ours is a country that has been plagued by violence and violations of human rights, as well as violations of its territorial integrity, for centuries. Given that history, which has been marked by widespread violence and violations, the Central African Republic is making every effort to emerge from a bygone era, continuing its quest for goodwill to help it rise from the ashes of the tyranny imposed by other men.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  37. “Are Council members aware that my country, the Central African Republic, since its independence in 1960 and the establishment of multiparty politics and democracy in 1991, has experienced only three democratic elections? The third and most recent of those elections were held in 2020 and 2021, and their results were preserved thanks to the determined resilience of a population tired of conflicts and manipulative attempts to seize power by force and violence.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  38. “We have hosted a total of 13 missions, from the Inter-African Mission to Monitor the Implementation of the Bangui Agreements to the Central African Economic and Monetary Community Multinational Force, as well as the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Peace Consolidation Mission in the Central African Republic, the Regional Cooperation Initiative for the elimination of the Lord’s Resistance Army, the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic and, most recently, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  39. “It is difficult for me to make a plea about the injustice of the sanctions imposed on the Central African Republic, which deprive an entire people of all its means of defence at a time when the world is observing an avalanche of arms distribution spread across a conflict zone and a media campaign calling for respect for the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. My country has repeatedly invoked those principles for years. It is therefore difficult for me to plead my country’s cause today, because any statement that could be made in the name of the values proclaimed by the Charter would be in vain, simply because we are not treated in the same way under that Charter. Are Council members aware that my country, the Central African Republic, holds the record for the highest number of peacekeeping missions on African soil?”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  40. “Since exceptions to rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedures are tolerated for some meetings, it seems, as a matter of observation, that not all States Members of the United Nations are treated equally. The Minister deplores the Council’s practice of refusing to allow the participation of Central African officials while favouring statements by non-governmental organizations financed by the United Nations itself and thereby adopting an ad hoc approach. Nonetheless, I would like to insist on the notion of equity — a value that must be promoted unwaveringly so that the Charter of the United Nations remain the benchmark for the preservation of world peace in a complex geopolitical context that has not adapted itself to the evolution of the world.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source

  41. “Mr. Nzessioue (Central African Republic) (spoke in French): I speak today on behalf of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans abroad of the Central African Republic, who could not attend this important meeting in person, for which she requests the understanding of the Security Council. The Minister reiterates her personal gratitude, as well as that of the Government and the people of the Central African Republic, for the steadfast interest that the Security Council has shown in the Central African Republic. She deeply regrets that her request to speak via video-teleconference — a method that was so popular at the height of the coronavirus disease pandemic and that seems to be applied on a discretionary basis — was rejected.”

    2022-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9074 (2022) · source