EX.CL/Dec.1036(XXXIV) Page 1 DECISION ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN AFRICA Doc. EX.CL/1116(XXXIV) The Executive Council, 1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the humanitarian situation in Africa; 2. REITERATES the principles enshrined in AU treaties on the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs); 3. RECALLS Assembly/AU/Dec.604(XXVI) adopted by the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30-31 January 2016, establishing the African Humanitarian Agency and REQUESTS the Commission to take measures towards it operationalization; 4. COMMENDS Member States and communities hosting refugees and CALLS for continuous assistance; 5. ALSO COMMENDS stakeholders financially supporting initiatives and projects intended to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Africa; 6. CALLS UPON Member States to maintain the civilian character of refugee camps; 7. ALSO CALLS UPON Member States to put in place concrete measures towards addressing the root causes of the humanitarian crisis; 8. APPEALS to Member States that are yet to sign, ratify and implement the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention, and the Kampala Convention, to do so, without delay; 9. ENCOURAGES Member States and the Commission to take concrete actions towards addressing the root causes of forced displacements. 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, 7- 8 February 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia