Chapter III. PLEDGES NIGERIA PLEDGE FORM The Government of Nigeria has ratified and domesticated refugee-related international conventions including the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 O.A.U. Convention governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa. Through this legal framework, Nigeria has provided a favourable protection space for the benefit of refugees and all persons of concern, which ensures access to enjoyment of basic rights in the country. 1. The Government of Nigeria in furtherance of its commitment to international protection and human rights on 20 September 2011 deposited the instruments of accession for the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The Government of Nigeria pledges to domesticate the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 2. Furthermore, the Government of Nigeria fully participated in the drafting and adoption of the 2009 African Union Kampala Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, which it signed in October 2009. This was in recognition of the ongoing challenges of internal displacement and the desire to provide a legal framework to address the challenges of effective protection, assistance and durable solutions for IDPs. The Federal Executive Council in furtherance of its commitment approved the ratification of the Kampala Convention and the Government of Nigeria pledges to ratify and domesticate the Kampala Convention. NORWAY EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT Protracted refugee situations may represent a stalemate for entire generations of people. They are a drain of human and financial resources. Currently, a number of promising initiatives aim at unlocking longstanding situations and finding durable solutions. The High Commissioner's leadership in this is much appreciated. 101