CAR: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC PRST

UNCLAS STATE 129643

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CT PREL PGOV PHUM PINR
SUBJECT: CAR: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADOPTION OF UNSC PRST


1. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the UN Security
Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on the Central African
Republic. USUN should refer any further substantive changes
on the PRST to the Department prior to joining consensus for
adoption. End action request.


2. Begin text:

The Security Council welcomes ongoing efforts aimed at
national reconciliation in the Central African Republic based
on the Libreville Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2008 and
the commitments contained in the Sirte Agreement of February
2007 and the Birao Agreement of April 2007. The Security
Council encourages the Government of the Central African
Republic to continue to ensure that the recommendations of
the inclusive political dialogue are expeditiously and fully
implemented.

It reiterates its call on the Government of the Central
African Republic to strengthen and accelerate efforts to
reform security sector institutions, which is a crucial
element for the peacebuilding process in the Central African
Republic and for addressing widespread impunity and
increasing respect for human rights. It also reiterates its
call on the government to carry out without delay a
transparent and accountable disarmament, demobilization and
reintegration (DDR) process, and ensure the completion of
disarmament and demobilization before the 2010 elections. In
these efforts, transparent funding and coordination of
reintegration programs are critical to the program,s
long-term success. The Security Council encourages the
international community, including BINUCA, to provide timely
and adequate support to the process.

The Security Council condemns the ongoing attacks by the LRA
in the Central African Republic and calls for coordination by
the countries of the region as well as United Nations
missions to share information about the threat posed by the
LRA to the population.

The Security Council demands the Government of the Central
African Republic and all political stakeholders to ensure
free, fair, transparent and credible preparation and conduct
of the 2010 elections, and that the elections take place
within the timeframe set by the Constitution. The Security
Council calls on the Government, the United Nations and other
stakeholders to support timely election preparation with
adequate resources.

The Security Council welcomes the establishment of the United
Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central
African Republic (BINUCA) on 1 January 2010 for the period of
one year. The Security Council urges the Special
Representative of the Secretary-General to take all necessary
steps so that BINUCA will be fully operational as soon as
possible after 1 January 2010, in accordance with its mandate
as set out in the Statement of its President of 7 April 2009
S/PRST/2009/5. The Security Council confirms its full support
to the efforts of the Special Representative of the
Secretary-General, Mrs. Sahle-Work Zewde, in this regard. The
support of BINUCA, together with the United Nations Country
Team, to national and local efforts to consolidate peace,
enhance governance and complete DDR process is crucial and
needed.

The Security Council also requests that the Secretary-General
in his next report proposes a set of clear and measurable
benchmarks to guide the progress of the mission and enable
BINUCA to evaluate its progress against its mandate.

The Security Council welcomes the support provided by the
Peacebuilding Commission to the Central African Republic, and
reiterates its call on the donor community to enhance their
support to sectors identified as critical for sustainable
peace and development in the Central African Republic, as set
out in the Strategic Framework for Peacebuilding developed by
the Peacebuilding Commission.
CLINTON