Central African Republic

Recent Sanctions-related UN Resolutions

27 July 2023 – With Resolution 2693 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 July 2024 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399 and resolution 2488 (2019). The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 31 August 2024.

29 July 2022 – With Resolution 2648 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 July 2023 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399 and resolution 2488 (2019). The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 31 August 2023.

29 July 2021 – With Resolution 2588 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 July 2022 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399 and resolution 2488 (2019). The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 31 August 2022.

28 July 2020 – With Resolution 2536 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 July 2021 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399.

As stipulated in resolution 2488 (2019), measures do not apply to support of or use by MINUSCA and the European Union Missions deployed in the CAR, French forces as well as other Member States forces in providing training and assistance solely for humanitarian or protective use. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 31 August 2021.

31 January 2020 – With Resolution 2507 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 July 2020 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399. As stipulated in resolution 2488 (2019), measures do not apply to support of or use by MINUSCA and the European Union Missions deployed in the CAR, French forces as well as other Member States forces in providing training and assistance solely for humanitarian or protective use. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 31 August 2020.

12 September 2019 – With Resolution 2488 the Security Council decides that the measures extended by resolution 2454 (2019) shall not apply if notified in advance to the Committee, for instance, to supply intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA and the European Union Missions deployed in the CAR, French forces as well as other Member States forces providing training and assistance or to supplies of non-lethal military equipment solely for humanitarian or protective use.

31 January 2019 – With Resolution 2454 the Security Council decides to renew until 31 January 2020 the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze set out in 2018 by resolution 2399. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 29 February 2020.

30 January 2018 – With Resolution 2399 the Security Council decides to extend the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze until 31 January 2019. The measures applies to individuals and entities designated by the Committee as engaging in acts undermining the peace, stability or security of CAR or acting in violation of the arms embargo.

The measures do not apply to the supply of arms, advice or training intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA and the European Union Missions deployed in the CAR, French forces as well as other Member States forces providing training and assistance notified in advance. Sanctions do not apply, determined on a case-by case basis, to travel justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, to payments for basic expenses, like foodstuffs or when an exemption would further the objectives of peace and national reconciliation in the CAR and stability in the region.

The mandate of the Sanctions Committee applies to the measures extended in this resolution. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 28 February 2019.

27 January 2017 – With Resolution 2339 the Security Council decides to extend the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze until 31 January 2018. The measures applies to individuals and entities designated by the Committee as engaging in acts undermining the peace, stability or security of CAR or acting in violation of the arms embargo.

The measures do not apply to the supply of arms, advice or training intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA, the AU Regional Task Force, and the European Union Missions and French Forces deployed in the CAR. Sanctions do not apply, determined on a case-by case basis, to travel justified on the grounds of humanitarian need or to payments for basic expenses, like foodstuffs.

The mandate of the Sanctions Committee applies to the measures extended in this resolution. The mandate of the Panel of Experts is extended until 28 February 2018.

27 January 2016 – With Resolution 2262 the Security Council decides to extend the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze until 31 January 2017. The measures applies to individuals and entities designated by the Committee as engaging in acts undermining the peace, stability or security of CAR or acting in violation of the arms embargo.

The measures do not apply to the supply of arms, advice or training intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA, the AU Regional Task Force, and the European Union Missions and French Forces deployed in the CAR. Sanctions do not apply, determined on a case-by case basis, to travel justified on the grounds of humanitarian need or to payments for basic expenses, like foodstuffs.

The mandate of the Sanctions Committee applies to the measures extended in this resolution. The Committee’s mandate, as well as the mandate of the Panel of Experts, is extended until 31 January 2017.

22 January 2015 – With Resolution 2196 the Security Council decides to extend the arms embargo, travel ban and assets freeze until 29 January 2016. The measures do not apply to the supply of arms, advice or training intended solely for the support of or use by MINUSCA, the AU Regional Task Force, and the European Union Missions and French Forces deployed in the CAR or by the CAR security forces in the SSR process.

The mandate of the Sanctions Committee and the Panel of Experts is extended until 29 January 2016.

10 April 2014 – With Resolution 2149 the Security Council decides that MINUSCA shall monitor the implementation of measures imposed in 2013 (SCR 2127) in cooperation with the Groups of Experts established pursuant to the same resolution.

18 January 2014 – With Resolution 2134 the Security Council imposes a travel ban and an assets freeze on persons in the CAR violating the arms embargo or supporting armed groups or criminal networks.

The mandate of the Sanctions Committee and the Panel of Experts is extended one year from the adoption of this resolution.

5 December 2013 – With Resolution 2127 the Security Council imposes an arms embargo on the CAR. A Sanctions Committee is established to monitor the measures.