DECISION ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN AFRICA
Doc. EX.CL/1116(XXXIV)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the humanitarian situation in Africa;
2. REITERATES the principles enshrined in AU treaties on the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs);
3. RECALLS Assembly/AU/Dec.604(XXVI) adopted by the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30-31 January 2016, establishing the African Humanitarian Agency and REQUESTS the Commission to take measures towards it operationalization;
4. COMMENDS Member States and communities hosting refugees and CALLS for continuous assistance;
5. ALSO COMMENDS stakeholders financially supporting initiatives and projects intended to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Africa;
6. CALLS UPON Member States to maintain the civilian character of refugee camps;
7. ALSO CALLS UPON Member States to put in place concrete measures towards addressing the root causes of the humanitarian crisis;
8. APPEALS to Member States that are yet to sign, ratify and implement the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention, and the Kampala Convention, to do so, without delay;
9. ENCOURAGES Member States and the Commission to take concrete actions towards addressing the root causes of forced displacements.