A/RES/60/128
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Welcomes decision EX.CL/Dec.197 (VII) on the situation of refugees,
returnees and displaced persons in Africa adopted by the Executive Council of the
African Union at its seventh ordinary session, held at Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
from 28 June to 2 July 2005; 7
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Expresses its appreciation for the leadership shown by the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and commends the Office for its
ongoing efforts, with the support of the international community, to assist African
countries of asylum and to respond to the protection and assistance needs of
refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa;
Recognizes that, among refugees, returnees and internally displaced
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persons, women and children are the majority of the population affected by conflict
and bear the brunt of atrocities and other consequences of conflict, and calls upon
States to promote and protect the human rights of all refugees and other persons of
concern, paying special attention to those with specific needs, and to tailor their
protection responses appropriately;
Reiterates the importance of the full and effective implementation of
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standards and procedures, including the monitoring and reporting mechanism
outlined in Security Council resolution 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005, to better
address the specific protection needs of refugee children and adolescents and to
safeguard rights and, in particular, to ensure adequate attention to unaccompanied
and separated children and children affected by armed conflict, including former
child soldiers in refugee settings, as well as in the context of voluntary repatriation
and reintegration measures;
Recognizes the importance of early registration and effective registration
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systems and censuses as a tool of protection and as a means to enable the
quantification and assessment of needs for the provision and distribution of
humanitarian assistance and to implement appropriate durable solutions;
Recalls the conclusion on registration of refugees and asylum-seekers
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adopted by the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees at its fifty-second session, 8 notes the many forms of
harassment faced by refugees and asylum-seekers who remain without any form of
documentation attesting to their status, recalls the responsibility of States to register
refugees on their territories, reiterates in this context the central role which early
and effective registration and documentation can play, guided by protection
considerations, in enhancing protection and supporting efforts to find durable
solutions, and calls upon the Office of the High Commissioner, as appropriate, to
help States to conduct this procedure should they be unable to register refugees on
their territory;
10. Calls upon the international community, including States and the Office
of the High Commissioner and other relevant United Nations organizations, within
their respective mandates, to take concrete action to meet the protection and
assistance needs of refugees, returnees and displaced persons and to contribute
generously to projects and programmes aimed at alleviating their plight and
facilitating durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons;
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See African Union, document EX.CL/Dec.192–235 (VII).
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth-sixth Session, Supplement No. 12A (A/56/12/Add.1),
chap. III, sect. B.
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