[This is the version of this document from 1 October 2004.]
The Pan-African Parliament,(a)RECALLING Articles 11(1) and 11(4) of the AU Constitutive Act and its Protocol and Rules 5(1) (a) and(1)(c) and the PAP’s Rules of Procedure,(b)ACKNOWLEDGING the presentation of the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission to the Second Session of the Pan African Parliament, considering the successes of the AU in resolving conflicts in Africa,(c)ACKNOWLEDGING the efforts of the Inter-Government Authority on Development (IGAD) as a Sub-regional Organization in resolving the protracted civil war in Southern Sudan,(d)RECALLING the general debate by the members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on the resolution of conflicts in the Continent of Africa, and the reference to the Conflict in the region of Darfur in the Republic of the Sudan,(e)ACKNOWLEDGING the way the AU is currently handling the conflict resolution process in Darfur,(f)WELCOMING the leadership role and engagement of the African Union in addressing the situation in Darfur,The Pan African Parliament:1.CALLS upon the AU to exert all its efforts to resolve the conflict in Darfur;2.CALLS upon the Government of the Sudan to fully cooperate with the African Union to put an end to the war in Darfur and to disarm the Janjaweed and other militants in the region;3.URGES the parties to the conflict to strictly adhere to the N’Djamena Ceasefire Agreement;4.CALLS upon the African countries, the International Community and the NGOs to continue their current efforts to address the humanitarian needs of the people of Darfur;5.DECIDES that a fact-finding mission from PAP visit the region of Darfur to acquaint itself with the realities on the ground and to report to the PAP.
