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review and adjust, as necessary, the list of individuals targeted by sanctions, as annexed to its
communiqué PSC/PR/COMM(CCCLXIII);
6.
Welcomes the imposition by the Security Council, for an initial period of one year, of
an arms embargo on the CAR, in accordance with the relevant provisions of United Nations
Security Council resolution 2127 (2013) of 5 December 2013. Council also welcomes the
decision of the Security Council to impose, for an initial period of one year, travel restrictions
and freezing of assets on individuals and entities designated by the Sanctions Committee
established by the Security Council in conformity with paragraph 57 of resolution 2127
(2013). Council requests the Commission and MISCA, as well as all Member States, to provide
all necessary support to the Panel that the UN Secretary-General will establish pursuant to
paragraph 59 of resolution 2127 (2013);
7.
Welcomes the establishment, on 22 January 2014, of an International Commission of
Inquiry to shed light on violations of human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in
the CAR since 1 January 2013, and requests MISCA to provide, as appropriate, necessary
support to this Commission. Council welcomes the deployment by the Commission of a first
group of human rights observers within MISCA and requests the African Commission on
Human and Peoples' Rights to take all necessary steps to contribute to the promotion and
observance of human rights in the CAR and to submit to it a special report to this end;
8.
Stresses the primary responsibility of the CAR actors to end violence, stabilize the
security situation, promote national reconciliation and find a lasting solution to the
multidimensional challenges facing their country. Council further stresses the need for the
speedy convening of the National Reconciliation Conference provided for in the communiqué
of the ECCAS Extraordinary Summit held on 9 and 10 January 2014, and requests the ECCAS
General Secretariat and the Commission to provide, to this end, all necessary support to the
Mediator and the CAR parties;
9.
Welcomes the establishment, on 16 December 2013, of the National Elections
Authority (ANE), the support already extended by the partners and the steps taken by MISCA
to secure the premises of the ANE and calls for the mobilization of additional support for the
ANE. Council also welcomes the election, on 20 January 2014, by the National Transitional
Council (CNT), of Ms. Catherine Samba-Panza as Head of State of the Transition, as well as the
subsequent appointment of a Prime Minister in the person of Mr. Andre Nzapayeke, and the
formation of a new Government. Council expresses the hope that these measures will make
it possible to re-launch the Transition and ensure its conclusion within the agreed time frame;
10.
Reiterates its appreciation to MISCA and its leadership for the efforts being made
with the support of the French Sangaris Operation in a particularly challenging environment,
welcomes the significant results already achieved in restoring security in Bangui and in the
stabilization of the country, and urges MISCA to pursue the action initiated. Council thanks
the MISCA Troop and Police Contributing Countries (TCCs and PCCs) of MISCA, and urges the
Commission to pursue its efforts towards the generation of additional troops on the basis of