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21. Calls upon the Office of the High Commissioner, the African Union,
subregional organizations and all African States, in conjunction with agencies of the
United Nations system, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and
the international community, to strengthen and revitalize existing partnerships and
forge new ones in support of the international refugee protection system;
22. Calls upon the Office of the High Commissioner, the international
community and other concerned entities to intensify their support to African
Governments through appropriate capacity-building activities, including training of
relevant officers, disseminating information about refugee instruments and
principles, providing financial, technical and advisory services to accelerate the
enactment or amendment and implementation of legislation relating to refugees,
strengthening emergency response and enhancing capacities for the coordination of
humanitarian activities;
23. Reaffirms the right of return and the principle of voluntary repatriation,
appeals to countries of origin and countries of asylum to create conditions that are
conducive to voluntary repatriation, and recognizes that, while voluntary
repatriation remains the pre-eminent solution, local integration and third-country
resettlement, where appropriate and feasible, are also viable options for dealing with
the situation of African refugees who, owing to prevailing circumstances in their
respective countries of origin, are unable to return home;
24. Notes with satisfaction the voluntary return of millions of refugees to
their homelands following the successful repatriation and reintegration operations
carried out by the Office of the High Commissioner with the cooperation and
collaboration of countries hosting refugees and countries of origin, and welcomes
the efforts under way, in cooperation with other United Nations agencies and
development actors, to promote a framework for durable solutions, particularly in
protracted refugee situations, including the “4Rs” approach (repatriation,
reintegration, rehabilitation and reconstruction) to sustainable return;
25. Appeals to the international community to respond positively, in the
spirit of solidarity and burden-sharing, to the third-country resettlement requests of
African refugees, and notes with appreciation that some African countries have
offered resettlement places for refugees;
26. Calls upon the international donor community to provide financial and
material assistance that allows for the implementation of community-based
development programmes that benefit both refugees and host communities, as
appropriate, in agreement with host countries and consistent with humanitarian
objectives;
27. Welcomes the programmes carried out by the Office of the High
Commissioner with host Governments, the United Nations, non-governmental
organizations and the international community to address the environmental and
socio-economic impact of refugee populations;
28. Calls upon the international donor community to provide material and
financial assistance for the implementation of programmes intended for the
rehabilitation of the environment and infrastructure affected by refugees in countries
of asylum;
29. Expresses its concern about the long stay of refugees in certain African
countries, and calls upon the Office of the High Commissioner to keep its
programmes under review, in conformity with its mandate in the host countries,
taking into account the increasing needs of refugees;
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