PSC/PR/COMM.(DLXXXVIII) Page 4 (ii) 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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