Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform

18. Further demands that all parties immediately cease all forms of violence, human rights violations and abuses, violations of international humanitarian law, including GENDER-based violence, rape and other forms of SEXUAL violence, and violations and abuses against children in violation of applicable international law such as those involving their recruitment and use, killing and maiming, abduction and attacks against schools and hospitals, strongly urges the Government to the fully and immediately implement its action plan to end and prevent child recruitment signed on 12 March 2012 further strongly urges the opposition forces to fully and immediately implement their commitment to end grave violations against children signed on 10 May 2014, and calls for specific and time bound commitments to combat SEXUAL violence in accordance with resolution 1960 and 2106;

Expressing grave concern that according to the 8 May 2014 "Conflict in South Sudan: A Human Rights Report," there are reasonable grounds to believe that war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extrajudicial killings, rape and other acts of SEXUAL violence, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary arrests and detention have been committed by all parties to the conflict in South Sudan,

Strongly condemning reported and ongoing human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving extrajudicial killings, ethnically targeted violence, SEXUAL and GENDER -based violence, rape, recruitment and use of children, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, violence aimed at spreading terror among the civilian population, and attacks on schools and hospitals as well as United Nations peacekeeping personnel, by all parties, including armed groups and national security forces, as well as the incitement to commit such abuses and violations, and emphasizing that those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights must be held accountable and that the Government of South Sudan bears the primary responsibility to protect civilians within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, including from potential crimes against humanity and war crimes,

Reiterating its firm condemnation of all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Côte d 'Ivoire, condemning all violence committed against civilians, including WOMEN, children, internally displaced persons and foreign nationals, and other violations and abuses of human rights, and stressing that the perpetrators on all sides must be brought to justice, whether in domestic or international courts, and encouraging the Government of Côte d'Ivoire to further continue its close cooperation with the International Criminal Court,

30. (b) Support for the implementation of the transition process, including efforts in favour of the extension of State authority and preservation of territorial integrity (v) To devise, facilitate and provide technical assistance to the electoral process and make all necessary preparations, in support of the Transitional Authorities and working on an urgent basis with the National Electoral Authority, for the holding of free, fair, transparent and inclusive elections, including the full and effective participation of WOMEN at all levels and at an

13. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including former Seleka elements and anti-Balaka elements, to issue clear orders prohibiting all violations and abuses committed against children, in violation of applicable international law, including those involving their recruitment and use, rape and SEXUAL violence, killing and maiming, abductions and attacks on schools and hospitals and further calls upon the Transitional Authorities to make and implement specific commitments on timely investigation of alleged violations and abuses in order to hold perpetrators accountable and to ensure that those responsible for such violations and abuses are excluded from the security sector;

those involving extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, SEXUAL violence against WOMEN and children, rape, recruitment and use of children and attacks against civilians, in particular but not limited to Muslims, and attacks against places of worship, denial of humanitarian access, committed by both former Seleka elements and militia groups, in particular the "anti-Balaka",

29. Calls upon all actors to strengthen their efforts to combat impunity for conflict-related SEXUAL violence, to provide all necessary services to survivors, and to ensure the equal and full inclusion of WOMEN in the PSC Framework and at all stages of conflict resolution, reconstruction and the promotion of peace including through taking account of the call of the 11 July 2013 Bujumbura Declaration for ensuring that benchmarks, indicators and follow-up measures of the plan of implementation for the PSC Framework are GENDER-sensitive;

22. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict in the CAR, including former Seleka elements and anti-Balaka elements, to issue clear orders prohibiting all violations and abuses committed against children, in violation of applicable international law, including those involving their recruitment and use, rape and SEXUAL violence, killing and maiming, abductions and attacks on schools and hospitals and further calls upon Transitional Authorities to make and implement specific commitments on timely investigation of alleged violations and abuses in order to hold perpetrators accountable and to ensure that those responsible for such violations and abuses are excluded from the security sector;

17. Welcomes the establishment of the National Electoral Authority (NEA) on 16 December 2013 and underscores the importance that the Transitional Authorities with the support of BINUCA should hold free and fair elections, including by ensuring participation of WOMEN, as soon as possible, but no later than February 2015 and, if possible, in the second half of 2014;