Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Somalia
Date: 2000-03-23
Institutions: ACP–EU Joint Assembly
Subjects: ACP-EU Convention, ACP-EU Joint Assembly, EU aid, European Development Fund, Somalia, civil war, establishment of peace, financial aid, humanitarian aid, resolution













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22000P0913(07)

Joint Assembly of the Convention concluded between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community (ACP-EU) - Resolution on the situation in Somalia  


Official Journal 263 , 13/09/2000 P. 0029 - 0030 





RESOLUTION(1)on the situation in SomaliaThe ACP-EU Joint Assembly,- meeting in Abuja (Nigeria) from 20 to 23 March 2000,A. whereas Somalia has been ravaged by civil war for the past decade, during which the population has endured appalling hardship,B. having regard to the persistence in Somalia of a serious political, socio-economic and humanitarian situation calling for the fullest attention and commitment from the international community,C. whereas, although no final agreements have yet been reached permitting the country's political and institutional reconstruction, there have been numerous peace talks over recent months,D. welcoming in particular the recent peace initiative sponsored by President Guelleh of Djibouti, which received the full backing of the seventh Summit of Heads of State and Government of IGAD, meeting in Djibouti on 26 November 1999,E. whereas this peace initiative comes in the wake of the meeting of the Committee on Somalia of the IGAD Partners Forum held in Rome on 19-20 October 1999,F. deploring the failure to date to create the conditions for full membership of Lomé IV and access to the resources of the Seventh and Eighth EDFs for Somalia,1. Fully supports the peace plan put forward by the President of Djibouti and urges the leaders of all the Somali factions to cooperate with the efforts to encourage the search for a lasting solution stemming from a global peace agreement which serves to restore stability and a central government that can represent the country in negotiations and sign international agreements on its behalf;2. Calls on the international community, the OAU and the European Union to give full political and moral support, together with the financial, material and technical assistance required to ensure the success of the IGAD peace initiative;3. Fully supports the conclusions of the IGAD Partners Forum meeting in Rome, in particular its approach in favour of the establishment of regional governance structures based on participatory processes with full involvement of civil society, which would provide a foundation for a future national government and preserve the sovereignty and unity of Somalia;4. Calls on the EU to implement aid and rehabilitation programmes in Somalia, in particular through NGOs and local communities, in order to address a particularly alarming humanitarian situation;5. Reiterates its calls on the ACP-EU Council to propose a legal instrument to enable Somalia to gain access to the resources of the Seventh and Eighth EDFs, despite the absence of national authorities empowered to ratify the Fourth Lome Convention;6. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the ACP-EU Council, the Commission, the governments of IGAD and the OAU.(1) Adopted by the ACP-EU Joint Assembly on 23 March 2000 in Abuja (Nigeria).