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Addis Ababa, 22 November 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses his deep concern over the continued colonial administration of the United Kingdom to the Chagos Archipelago, in violation of the United Nations General Assembly’s Resolution 73/295 adopted on 22 May 2019, in which the international community demanded from the United Kingdom to withdraw unconditionally within six months from the date of the Resolution, which expired on 22 November 2019.

Nairobi, November 18, 2019: A three-day Humanitarian Symposium on Gender Dimension to Forced Displacement in Africa; Towards Durable Solutions, commenced in Nairobi, Kenya, with Member States, UNHCR, Partners, the Civil Society, the Academia and other humanitarian actors in attendance.

The Symposium, which is the 7th edition, is part of the activities lined up for the theme of the Year 2019, the Year of Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa.