Declaration on the Central African Republic, adopted by the International Contact Group at

its third meeting, held in Bangui on 8 November 2013;

2. Strongly condemns the continuing violations of international humanitarian law and the

widespread human rights abuses and violations perpetrated by armed groups in the Central

African Republic, in particular by former elements of Séléka, the forces referred to as the

“anti-balaka” and the Lord’s Resistance Army, which imperil the population; underscores

that the perpetrators must be held to account for their acts;

3. Also condemns the escalation of interreligious and intercommunity violence in the Central

African Republic and demands that the protagonists immediately halt all acts of violence,

whatever their motivation, in particular those said to be grounded in religion, ethnicity or

gender;

4. Further demands that all parties to the conflict facilitate safe and free access for

humanitarian organizations and their personnel, without delay, to areas where populations

are in need so that they may swiftly provide the necessary humanitarian assistance in

accordance with United Nations guiding principles on humanitarian assistance;

5. Calls upon the Member Parliaments of the IPU to press their respective governments to

respond rapidly to appeals for urgent humanitarian action and to the pressing and growing

needs of the populations affected and of refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries,

including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo

and Sudan; encourages international organizations and their partners to execute their

humanitarian projects without delay;

6. Expresses support for the role played by the country’s religious authorities at national level

in an attempt to calm relations and prevent violence between religious communities, and

believes that their message should be vigorously relayed at local level;

7. Applauds the action of MISCA, of the countries providing contingents for it and of the French

armed forces, which, since the adoption of Security Council resolution 2127 (2013), have

worked to protect civilians and stabilize the security situation, and thanks the partners that

have provided air assets to speed the deployment of troops to the area;

8. Welcomes the appointment by the National Transition Council, on 20 January 2014, of the

transitional Head of State and of the transitional Prime Minister, and expresses support for

the transitional government; underscores that the transitional authorities of the Central

African Republic bear primary responsibility for protecting the population and guaranteeing

the country’s security and national and territorial unity;

9. Expresses support for the creation, on 22 January 2014, of an international commission of

inquiry into the violations of international humanitarian and human rights law perpetrated

in the Central African Republic, by no matter which party, since 1 January 2013;

10. Demands that all parties to the current armed conflict in the Central African Republic,

former elements of Séléka as well as the groups referred to as the “anti-balaka” and the

Lord’s Resistance Army, put an immediate stop to violations and abuses committed against

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