Update on AU Summit/IDP Convention

(updated)

Africa: Praise for convention to protect Africa’s IDPs (IDMC, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

Africa: Talking about Forced Displacement (IRIN, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

African Union set to adopt groundbreaking Convention on the internally displaced (UNHCR, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

AU set to endorse landmark treaty to protect continent's displaced millions (AlertNet, 20 Oct. 2009) [text]

Challenge seen in ensuring Africa respects pact on displaced-ICRC (AlertNet, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

Executive Council recommends adoption of the draft Convention and of the Kampala Declaration on Forced Displacement (African Press Organization, 21 Oct. 2009) [text]

Few heads of state to witness Africa's historic moment on IDP rights (AlertNet, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

ICRC supports African Union initiative to address challenges of internal displacement (ICRC, 21 Oct. 2009) [text]

IOM Director General welcomes steps towards convention on internal displacement in Africa (ReliefWeb, 22 Oct. 2009) [text]

New African convention for internally displaced (UN, 22 Oct. 2009) [text via HREA]

Statement of Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, African Union Special Summit of Heads of State and Government on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, Kampala, Uganda (UNHCR, 22 Oct. 2009 [text]

Transitional Justice is key to addressing the challenge of mass displacement in Africa (Refugee Law Project, 18 Oct. 2009) [text]

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