PSC/PR/COMM.(DLXXXVIII)
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Also requests the UN Security Council and all its members to facilitate the AU Special
Envoy for Western Sahara’s mission to New York, including granting to him audience to
address the UN Security Council during its forthcoming meeting on Western Sahara;
14.
Looks forward to its 10th Annual Joint Consultative meeting with the UN Security
Council, in May 2016, and stresses the need to use the opportunity of the meeting to discuss,
among others, the issue of Western Sahara;
15.
Also looks forward with great interest to the holding in Geneva of the Donors’
Conference on Saharawi refugees and expresses its full support to the UN Secretary-General
efforts aiming to ensure its early organization and success, to meet the needs and expectations
of the Saharawi refugees;
16.
Welcomes the forthcoming Saharawi High Level Solidarity Seminar and Photo Exhibition
to be hosted by the AU Commission and OXFAM, from 25 to 28 April 2016, at the AU
Headquarters under the theme “40 Faces, 40 Years - A lifetime in Exile”, aimed at highlighting
the humanitarian socio-economic and human rights tragedy of the Saharawi’s living in exile, on
the occasion of the 40 year anniversary;
17.
Requests the Chairperson of the Commission to forward the present communiqué to
the two Parties, namely the POLISARIO Front and the Kingdom of Morocco for their information
and action as appropriate. Council further requests the Chairperson of the Commission to
transmit the communiqué to the UN Secretary-General and to request that it be circulated as
an official UN Security Council document for its forthcoming meeting on Western Sahara, as
well as to other relevant international stakeholders;
18.
Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.
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