RGA/3/1
Sponsored by Bennett White, Cooper Etheridge, Robert Schmidt of West High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Central African Republic.
This legislation was filed in the Disarmament and International Security category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
1 | To the General Assembly: |
2 | Recognizing the recent passage of Resolution 2693 by the United Nations Security Council, lifting |
3 | the arms embargo on the armed forces of the Central African Republic, |
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5 | Concerned with the attempts of the Coalition of Patriots for Change to disrupt the democratic |
6 | process within the 2020-2021 Central African Republic General Election, |
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8 | Further deploring the civilian attacks executed by the Coalition of Patriots for Change after the |
9 | 2020-2021 Central African Republic General Election, |
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11 | Bearing in mind the poor state of the Central African Republic’s armed forces because of the |
12 | previous arms embargo, |
13 | Acknowledging the failure of the ceasefire agreed to in October 15, 2021, as less than a month |
14 | later, fire was exchanged, leaving 11 civilians dead, |
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16 | Expressing its appreciation for previous United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Central |
17 | African Republic, |
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19 | Emphasizing that the leader of the Coalition of Patriots for Change has been charged with war |
20 | crimes within the Central African Republic, and other personnel have been charged by the |
21 | International Criminal Court, |
22 | Noting with regret the international implications of this civil war, as demonstrated by skirmish in |
23 | Chad in June 2021, |
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25 | The Delegation of Central African Republic hereby: |
26 | Requests international military aid for the Central African Republic by other member states, |
27 | including but not limited to armaments, humanitarian assistance, and train, advise, and assist |
28 | programs; |
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30 | Calls upon all member states to abide by the provisions of Security Council Resolution 2693 and |
31 | refuse to sell arms to rebel groups; |
32 | Strongly Condemns all past, present, and future attacks of the civilians of the Central African |
33 | Republic by the Coalition of Patriots for Change; |
34 | Recommends a reconsideration of the arms embargo as prescribed Security Council Resolution |
35 | 2693 on mercenary groups at the expiration of the embargo; |
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37 | Proclaims that this resolution will be adopted immediately upon its passage. |
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