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UN Security Council renews sanctions on CAR

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday, renewing the sanctions against the Central African Republic (CAR) for another year.

In the unanimously adopted resolution, the Council expressed " grave concern" at the continuing destabilization of the CAR by armed groups, and determined that situation in the CAR continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security in the region.

The Council extended the sanctions targeting all individuals involved in undermining "the peace, stability and security of the CAR," and urged all member states to maintain a series of measures, including an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze which would continue until Jan. 29, 2016.

The 15-nation body stressed the "urgent and imperative" need to end impunity in the CAR and reiterated the need for all perpetrators of violent acts to be held accountable, noting that some acts "may amount to crimes."

The Council members also reaffirmed its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the CAR, and recalled the importance of the principles of non- interference, good-neighbourliness and regional cooperation.

The Security Council imposed an arms embargo in 2013 through Resolution 2127, urging all member states to take the necessary measures to prevent the supply of arms and related materiel and provision of mercenaries to the CAR. It further announced a travel ban and an asset freeze by Resolution 2134 in 2014.

More than two years of civil war and sectarian violence have displaced thousands of people in the CAR amid continuing clashes between the mainly Muslim Seleka alliance and anti-Balaka militia, which are mostly Christians.

UN estimates that nearly 440,000 people remain displaced inside the country while some 190,000 have sought asylum across the borders. At the same time, more than 36,000 people - including the Peuhl ethnic group - remain trapped in enclaves across the country, hoping to find asylum in neighboring states. Endite