A/RES/72/152 Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa 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, 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 the special summit on protection and durable solutions for Somali refugees and reintegration of returnees in Somalia, held in Nairobi on 25 March 2017, at which the Nairobi Declaration on Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees and the Reintegration of Returnees in Somalia was adopted, the nomination of the Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Somali refugee situation, the London Conference, held on 11 May 2017, and the Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees, held on 22 and 23 June 2017, and encouraging those who participated to implement the commitments made therein, Welcoming also the outcome of the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region, held on 24 February 2017, calling upon donors and development partners to fulfil commitments and pledges with the aim of mitigating the humanitarian disasters as well as bringing about durable solutions that will increase the resilience of the people and restore livelihoods in the area, and welcoming the Senior Officials Meeting of the Oslo Consultative Group on Prevention and Stabilization in the Lake Chad Region, held in Berlin on 6 September 2017, at which country representatives, donors and development partners and regional organizations addressed the structural causes of the crisis, community stabilization, restoration of basic services, local governance systems and the prevention of violence in Nigeria and the region, 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 that, despite their limited resources, continue to host a __________________ 5 2/8 Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 12A (A/69/12/Add.1), annex I. 17-22957