A/RES/49/7 Page 2 Noting also the important role played by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity and his Special Representative for Burundi, Welcoming the deployment in Burundi of an international observer mission under the procedures of the Organization of African Unity for the prevention, management and settlement of conflicts in Africa, Noting with satisfaction that Burundi’s registered political parties have resolved to have recourse to dialogue and negotiation in the search for lasting solutions to the institutional problems, based on equity, justice and law and an unshakable will to live in peace, Also noting with satisfaction the signing, on 10 September 1994 at Bujumbura, of the agreement embodying a Convention on Governance between the forces for democratic change (presidential majority) and the opposition political parties, Profoundly concerned about the large-scale and uncontrolled population movements, including armed groups which constitute a serious threat to the peace and security of the whole subregion, In pursuance of resolution 48/118 of 20 December 1993, which advocates assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa, Concerned about the continuing violence and violations of human rights in the country, Welcoming in this connection the action of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and of the office which he has established in Burundi, Taking duly into account resolution CM/Res.1527 (LX) on the holding of a regional conference on assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in the Great Lakes region, adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity at its sixtieth regular session, held at Tunis from 6 to 11 June 1994, and endorsed by the heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, Gratified by the generous offer made to the Organization of African Unity by the Government of Burundi to host this regional conference in order to study all the aspects of this problem which is disrupting the plans and programmes for political stabilization of the Great Lakes region, Gratified also by the dispatch by the Secretary-General of a mission to the region headed by Ambassador Dillon, which aims to facilitate the preparation and holding of an international conference on the subregion’s problems, and welcoming the support given to this initiative by the Security Council in the statement of its President of 21 October 1994, 5/ Convinced that an agreed solution to the problems would help to ward off the spectre of the conflicts which have afflicted the region in general and Burundi in particular and would be an important step for peace, freedom, development and democracy, /...