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ii. create an
n environment conducivve to the staabilization off the affecteed areas, freee
of LRA atrrocities,
iiii. facilitate tthe deliveryy of humanitarian aid to affected areeas.
6.
D
Decides
furth
her, within the framew
work of the
e mandate outlined in paragraph 5
above an
nd in line wiith the Concclusions of the Bangui reegional ministerial meeting, that th
he
RCI‐LRA sshall, in partticular, carryy out the following tasks:
i.
initiate an
nd coordinatte all politicaal and strate
egic activities relating to
o the LRA witth
the affectted countries and other stakeholderrs,
ii.
facilitate operationall coordinatio
on amongstt the affecteed countriess in the figh
ht
he LRA,
against th
iii.
support ccapacity build
ding for the national units engaged in operation
ns against th
he
LRA and, in this reggard, interacct with the internation
nal partners for them to
t
oordinated ssupport to th
he affected ccountries,
provide tiimely and co
iv.
encourage and facilittate joint pattrols at the borders of tthe affected countries, aas
haring of info
ormation,
well as sh
v.
encourage the improvement of ccommunications in the aareas affecteed by the LR
RA
activities, particularly through mobile teleephones, radio coveragge and bassic
infrastruccture repair//construction,
vi.
facilitate effective pssychological operationss to encouraage defectio
ons from th
he
mentation off strategies for demobil
f
ization and reintegratio
on
LRA, and the implem
of ex‐com
mbatants into
o their comm
munities of o
origin,
vii.
assist witth the mob
bilization off adequate and coordinated supp
port for th
he
affected p
populations and other groups in nee
ed,
viii.
contribute to the improvement and institutional
i
isation of civil‐militarry
coordinattion, includin
ng the proviision, upon request, of escorts for humanitariaan
convoys,
contribute to the mobilization o
of support for speedy recovery, as
a well as fo
or
A, and
rehabilitaation efforts in the areass affected byy the activitiees of the LRA
ix.
x.
ensure the
t mainstreeaming of th
he civilian protection
p
in
n all militaryy and securitty
initiative
es aimed at rresolving thee LRA probleem;
7.
Requests thee Chairpersson of the Commissio
on, in closee consultation with th
he
countriess affected by the activitties of the LRA, to take the necessaary measures with a view
to facilitaating, as app
propriate, the establishm
ment of the d
different com
mponents off the RCI‐LRA
A,
namely:
i.
the Jointt Coordinating Mechaniism (JCM), chaired
c
by tthe AU Commissioner fo
or
Peace an
nd Security,, and comprrising the Ministers
M
of Defense of the affecteed