CENTRAL AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONSULTATIONS - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- The Central African People’s Consultations: an initiative for reviving the Central Africans’ capacity for civic innovation, for the benefit of their country
- Why does this initiative stand out? Our country, the Central African Republic, is currently collapsed and deadlocked
2.1. The collapse is widespread: it affects all sectors and takes the form of:
- The Collapse of Democracy and the Rule of Law
- The economic and social collapse
- The collapse of foreign policy
2.2. And the deadlock is complete; primarily due to:
- Policies that divide the Central African people
- Policies of exclusion and marginalization
- The removal of any possibility of action by citizens
- The government’s refusal to engage in any form of inclusive political dialogue
- The aim of the initiative: giving Central Africans a voice so that they can shape their own future and that of their country, together
3.1. Meaning: People’s Consultations for reconnecting with the democratic spirit of the 2015 Popular Grassroots Consultations
3.2. Principles and values: Consultations guided and inspired by principles that need to be restored, in order to give concrete expression to the core values that underpin the way we live and act together
- Dignity
- Inclusivity
- Citizenship
- Solidarity
- Responsability
3.3. Topics: Consultations aimed at revitalising the Central African Republic according to the aspirations of Central Africans in the key areas of national life:
- Justice and the rule of law
- Economy and society
- Security and defence
- African integration and international relations
3.4. Organisation: Open consultations conducted with respect for everyone’s freedom and with a view to fostering the Central African public interest
- Various ways to participate: in person, remotely, and through written, audio and video contributions
- Open coordination, via the coordination committee
- Guarantees: commitments undertaken by the Rassemblement Unitaire
- The expected outcomes: A Central African Republic rebuilt by and for the Central African People
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