Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville (ACP-EU/2149/97/fin.)
Date: 1997-03-20
Institutions: African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, European Parliament
Subjects: ACP-EU Joint Assembly, Solomon Islands, human rights, humanitarian aid, peacekeeping













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Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville (ACP-EU/2149/97/fin.)  


Official Journal C 308 , 09/10/1997 P. 0041 - 0041 





Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) - Resolutions adopted on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville (ACP-EU/2149/97/fin.)The ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Brussels from 17 to 20 March 1997,A. referring to the nine-year-old violent conflict in Bougainville which has resulted in an untenable situation from a humanitarian point of view,B. bearing in mind its resolution on the ongoing crisis in Bougainville adopted on 1 October 1992,C. referring to Article 5 of the revised Lomé IV Convention in which contracting parties, inter alia, reiterate their deep attachment to human dignity and human rights,D. referring to the resolutions on the Bougainville conflict of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (1993/76, 1994/81, 1995/65) and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (1992/19, 1994/21),E. noting that its 1992 resolution was not implemented, despite an official invitation from the Government of Papua New Guinea of 4 October 1993 for a fact-finding mission,1. Expresses its deep concern at the recent worsening of the situation in Bougainville and its continuing spill-over effects on neighbouring Solomon Islands, after hopeful developments in 1994;2. Calls on all parties to give priority to the alleviation of the humanitarian situation and to facilitate humanitarian aid;3. Calls on all parties concerned to facilitate human rights monitoring by giving access to independent observers throughout Bougainville;4. Proposes sending a Joint Assembly fact-finding mission to Papua New Guinea and Bougainville for closer deliberations with the task of producing a report for the Assembly;5. Urges therefore the ACP-EU Bureau and the concerned European institutions to give priority to organizing such an international mission which should also visit Solomon Islands, particularly Choiseul and the Shortlands Islands, which have and are still bearing the brunt of the spill-over effects of the conflict;6. Calls on the conflicting parties to seize the mission as a catalyst for renewed dialogue, and therefore to facilitate the work of the mission so that the participants will be able to get a complete picture of the humanitarian situation and the conflicting interests;7. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, to the Commission, to the Governments of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the South Pacific Forum Secretariat.