CM/Res. 694 (XXXII)
RESOLUTION ON THE CONFERENCE ON THE SITUATION ON REFUGEES IN AFRICA
The Council of Minister of the Organization of African Unity, meeting in its Thirty- Second Ordinary Session in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya, from 23 February to 4 March, 1979,
Having noted the information submitted by the Administrative Secretary-General in his progress report for the period July 1978 to February 1979 on the preparations of the Conference on the Situation of Refugees in Africa scheduled to take place at Arusha, Tanzania, from6 to 17 of May 1979, (CM/962 (XXXIX))
Recalling Resolution CM/Res. 621 (XXXI) adopted in Khartoum during the Thirty- First Session authorizing the OAU to co-sponsor this conference;
Having noted with satisfaction the progress made on the preparations for the conference:
CALLS UPON all OAU Member States to participate actively at Ministerial level and, on top of their individual contributions, defray the cost of participation of their delegates of the conference,
CALLS UPON the General Secretariat of the OAU to co-operate fully with the Planning Committee for the success of the conference;
COMMENDS the Planning Committee and the Government of the Republic of Tanzania for the work already accomplished.
DECIDES that the General Secretariat of the OAU, in consultation with the Advisory committee on Budgetary and Financial Matters, cover the Balance for the organization of the Pan-African Conference on African refugees from savings made by the Secretariat.