A/RES/74/131
Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa
violence and exploitation and the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed
conflict in violation of applicable international law, and in this regard acknowledging
the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender -based
violence as well as violations and abuses committed against refugee, returnee and
displaced children,
Gravely concerned about the continued rising number of refugees and displaced
persons in various parts of the continent,
Acknowledging the efforts of Member States, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and other stakeholders in improving the situation of
refugees and their host communities,
Expressing grave concern about funding gaps in the budgets of the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Programme,
which are among the most underfunded, in responding to various refugee situations
in different parts of Africa, which are a major factor leading to the deterioration in
living conditions in many refugee camps in Africa,
Emphasizing the need to develop a holistic approach in addressing large
movements of population that takes into account the underlying causes of displacement,
Recognizing that refugees, internally displaced persons and, in particular,
women and children are at an increased risk of exposure to HIV and AIDS, malaria
and other diseases,
Recalling the high-level segment on the theme “Enhancing international
cooperation, solidarity, local capacities and humanitarian action for refugees in Africa ”
of the sixty-fifth session of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva from 29 September to
3 October 2014, and the statement adopted on 30 September 2014 by States members
of the Executive Committee, 5 and expressing deep concern that this particular event
has not mobilized the necessary support for refugees and their hosting countries and
communities,
Welcoming progress made in the implementation of the Nairobi Declaration on
Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees and the Reintegration of Returnees in Somalia,
welcoming also the nomination of the Special Envoy of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees for the Horn of Africa, the adoption of the Djibouti
declaration on refugee education in December 2017 and the Kampala Declaration on
Jobs, Livelihoods and Self-Reliance for Refugees, Returnees and Host Communities in
the Intergovernmental Authority on Development Region, adopted on 28 March 2019,
and welcoming further the reaffirmation by Member States of the commitment to
promote inclusive policies towards refugees, as noted in the communiqué of the second
interministerial stocktaking meeting on the Nairobi Declaration and Action Plan,
Recalling the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes
Region, adopted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in 2006,
and its instruments, in particular two of the protocols to the Pact that are relevant to
the protection of displaced persons, namely, the Protocol on the Protection of and
Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and the Protocol on the Property Rights of
Returning Persons,
Acknowledging with appreciation the generosity, hospitality and spirit of
solidarity of African States, including host communities, that, despite their limited
resources, continue to host a large number of refugees, owing to humanitarian crises
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