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countries, as an ad h
hoc structurre at the straategic level to coordinate the efforts
of the AU
A and the affected co
ountries, with the supp
port of the international
partners,
ii.
the Regiional Task Force
F
(RTF),, composed of units provided
p
by the affecteed
countries, and whosse total streength will be
e of a brigad
de size (5,00
00 troops), aas
nd
agreed aat the Bangui ministerial meeting, an
iii.
the Headquarters of
o the RTF, including the Joint O
Operations Centre
C
(JOC
C),
ed of officerss seconded by the affected countriees;
compose
8.
W
Welcomes
th
he measurees taken byy the Chairp
person of tthe Commisssion for th
he
imminent appointme
ent, pendingg the conclu
usion of his cconsultation
ns regarding the selectio
on
of an interim
m AU Speciall Envoy for tthe LRA, to ccoordinate, in
of a subsstantive Special Envoy, o
close coo
operation wiith affected countries, th
he overall sttrategy of the fight again
nst the LRA;
9.
A
Appeals
to all
a the Mem
mber States in a position to do so
o, as well as
a to the AU
A
partners,, to provide the necessaary support tto the RCI‐LRA, particularly in logisttical, financial
and technical terms, so as to faccilitate the effective funcctioning of tthe differentt components
nitiative, as well as to build
b
the caapacity of th
he armed an
nd security forces of th
he
of the In
affected countries. In this regaard, Council welcomess the readin
ness expresssed by som
me
es
international partners to assist the AU and the countries of the reegion. Council also note
ns adopted by the UN SSecurity Council on the LLRA issue an
nd
with satiisfaction thee declaration
calls upo
on the UN to establish
h a logistics support module for th
he RCI‐LRA, including b
by
adjustingg, if necessarry, the mand
dates of the UN peacekeeeping operaations in thee region, so aas
to enablee them provide timely, ggreater and more flexible support to
o the RCI‐LRA
A;
10.
D
Decides,
in line with the
e relevant AU
A instrumeents, to decclare the LR
RA a terrorist
group, an
nd requests the UN Secu
urity Council to do the same;
11.
Co
ommends the
t humanittarian agencies which are active on the grou
und for theeir
mobilizattion and urgges them to continue and intensify ttheir actionss in favour off the affecteed
populatio
ons;
12.
Sttresses the need for th
he rehabilitation of the areas affectted by LRA activities an
nd
requestss the Commission, in co
onsultation with
w the Un
nited Nation
ns and other appropriatte
international instituttions, particularly the A
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World
mulation of aan appropriaate strategyy and the mobilization
m
o
of
Bank, to contribute to the form
the necessary resourrces to this eend;
13.
D
Decides to re
emain actively seized of tthe matter.