Resolutions

Extends the arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze until 31 July 2023 and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 31 August 2023. Further eases the arms embargo measures for the Central African Republic requiring only a notification process for supplies of weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, and provision of related assistance, to the CAR security forces, including state civilian law enforcement institutions. Makes the notification process more flexible by allowing only for “advance notification” instead of notification 20 days prior to delivery of supplies.  Requests the CAR authorities to report, by 15 May 2023, to the Committee on the progress achieved regarding the SSR, the disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR) process in line with the Peace Agreement via the roadmap, and the management of weapons and ammunition. Requests the Secretary-General, in close consultation with MINUSCA, including UNMAS, and the Panel of Experts, to report, no later than 15 May 2023, on the progress achieved by the CAR authorities on the key benchmarks.

Extends the arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze until 31 July 2021 and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 31 August 2021. In addition to existing exemptions, decides that the arms embargo shall no longer apply to supplies of unarmed ground military vehicles and ground military vehicles mounted with weapons with a calibre of 14.5 mm or less and their spare parts, and of RPG and ammunition specially designed for such weapons, and provision of related assistance, to the CAR security forces including state civilian law enforcement institutions, as notified in advance to the Committee. Requests the CAR authorities to report, by 15 June 2021, to the Committee on the progress achieved regarding the SSR, the disarmament, demobilisation, reintegration and repatriation (DDRR) process and the management of weapons and ammunition. Requests the Secretary-General, in close consultation with MINUSCA, including UNMAS and the Panel of Experts, to conduct, no later than 15 June 2021, an assessment on the progress achieved by the CAR authorities on the key benchmarks on the arms embargo established in the statement of the President of the Security Council of 9 April 2019 (S/PRST/2019/3).

Decides that the arms embargo shall no longer apply to supplies of weapons with a calibre of 14.5 mm or less, and ammunition and components specially designed for such weapons, to the CAR security forces, as notified in advance to the Committee. Further decides that arms embargo shall no longer apply to supplies of arms and other related lethal equipment that are not listed in paragraph 2 (g) of the resolution to the CAR security forces, as approved in advance by the Committee. Decides that the Member State, international, regional or subregional organization supplying the materiel is primarily responsible for notifying the Committee and that such notification must be at least 20 days in advance of the delivery of any supplies as permitted. Modifies the exemptions requirement from an approval process to a notification process for supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance or training. Decides that the arms embargo shall no longer apply to supplies of small arms and other related materiel for armed wildlife rangers of the Chinko Project and the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park to defend against poaching, smuggling of ivory and arms, as notified in advance to the Committee. Provides details to be included in notifications and exemptions requests to the Committee.  Decides that the CAR authorities shall update the Committee by 31 December 2019 on the progress achieved in the SSR process, DDRR process and in the management of weapons and ammunition. Requests that the Secretary-General update the Security Council, no later than 31 December 2019, on the progress achieved by the CAR authorities on the key benchmarks.

Extends the general arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze until 31 January 2019 and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 February 2019. Extends the sanctionable criteria to those involved in planning, directing or committing acts involving sexual and gender-based violence in the CAR and broadens the sanctionable criteria to those involved in planning, directing, sponsoring, or conducting attacks humanitarian personnel. Condemns all acts of incitement to violence, in particular on an ethnic or religious basis, that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR and decides that individuals and entities who commit such acts and then engage in or provide support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of the CAR could meet the designation criteria specified in paragraph 20. Encourages Member States to require that airlines provide advance passenger information to the appropriate national authorities in order to detect departure, entry or transit through their territories of individuals designated by the Committee; and, inter alia, to report to the Committee on such travels. Also it encourages Member States to submit photographs and other biometric data of individuals designated by the Committee for inclusion in INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special Notices.