Assembly/AU/Dec.536(XXIII) Page 3 with which they fulfilled the mandate entrusted to them, WELCOMES the final report of the Panel and CALLS FOR the effective implementation of the recommendations contained therein, as endorsed by the PSC at its 442nd meeting held on 17 June 2014; 9. WELCOMES the positive developments that have taken place in Somalia, including the successful conduct, by AMISOM and the Somali National Army (SNA), of the joint military operation code-named Operation Eagle against Al Shabaab, and ENCOURAGES the Somali stakeholders to pursue and intensify their efforts in achieving national reconciliation, the formation of a cohesive Federation and the conduct of credible general elections in 2016. The Assembly REITERATES ITS APPRECIATION to the AMISOM troop and police contributing countries, IGAD and its Member States for their continued engagement and the sacrifices made, as well as to the United Nations and other international partners, including the EU, for their continued support to the efforts of the AU and those of the Federal Government of Somalia. The Assembly CALLS FOR the provision of adequate financial and socio-economic support to Somalia within the framework of the New Deal Compact, as well as for generous contributions to the UNadministrated Trust Fund for the SNA. The Assembly, noting with concern the looming humanitarian disaster in Somalia, APPEALS to the international community to provide adequate humanitarian support to Somalia; 10. REITERATES THE NEED for renewed efforts to assist Ethiopia and Eritrea in overcoming the impasse in the implementation of the peace process between the two countries and ENCOURAGES the Commission to take appropriate steps in this respect, in line with the relevant provisions of the PSC Protocol. The Assembly REITERATES its earlier pronouncements on the relations between Djibouti and the State of Eritrea, WELCOMES the commitments of the two countries to overcome the challenges at hand, as expressed by the two heads of state during the visit the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security undertook to Djibouti and Eritrea in April and May 2014; 11. EXPRESSES CONCERN over the continued conflict in Darfur and the resulting impact on the human rights and humanitarian situation, STRESSES the need for continued efforts to stabilize the situation on the ground and promote an inclusive political process, within the framework of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD). In this respect, the Assembly ENCOURAGES the Joint Special Representative and Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) to pursue and intensify his efforts to bring on board the holdout armed movements and WELCOMES the convening of a second support Umjaras meeting to the peace process at the initiative of President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad. The Assembly EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN over the on-going fighting in the Two Areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, with the attendant serious humanitarian consequences and APPEALS to the parties, namely the Government of The Sudan and the Sudan People‟s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM/N), to extend full cooperation to the AU High-Level Implementation Panel for The Sudan and South Sudan (AUHIP) in its facilitation efforts. The Assembly WELCOMES the National Initiative Dialogue announced by President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir in January 2014, and CALLS