DECISION ON THE SITUATION OF REFUGEES,
RETURNEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS
DOC.EX.CL/214(VIII)
The Executive Council:
EXPRESSES CONCERN on the persistence and the magnitude of the phenomenon of refugees and displaced persons in Africa;
TAKES NOTE with satisfaction of the positive developments registered in some conflict situations on the continent, which have raised hopes of the return of refugees and displaced persons;
COMMENDS the host countries for the generosity they continue to show despite the limited resources at their disposal;
CALLS UPON the international community to increase assistance to the States and populations concerned;
REQUESTS the Commission to formulate a policy that will facilitate access of refugees and displaced persons to education, including at the post-primary level;
NOTES the progress made in the preparation of the Ministerial Meeting on Refugees and Displaced Persons scheduled for June 2006 in Burkina Faso; and INVITES Member States to actively participate towards its success.