Which countries have ratified the Kampala Convention?
List of African Union nations that have ratified the Kampala Convention
- Angola.
- Benin.
- Burkina Faso.
- Cameroon.
- Central African Republic.
- Chad.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Is the Kampala Convention legally binding?
Ten years after its adoption, the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (the Kampala Convention, or the Convention) remains the world’s only legally binding regional instrument on internal displacement.
What is the nature of Kampala Convention?
The Kampala Convention builds upon the 1998 UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, the internationally recognized framework on internal displacement, which restates the principles of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law applicable to IDPs.
Has Kenya ratified the Kampala Convention?
In addition, while being party to the Great Lakes Pact, the Kenyan Government is still to sign and ratify the Kampala Convention. The ratification of the Kampala Convention represents a desirable step that would confirm Kenya’s commitment to prevent and solve displacement.
When was the Kampala Convention adopted?
6th October 2009
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ratified the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) that was adopted on 6th October 2009 and came into force on the 6th December 2012.
When did Ethiopia ratified the Kampala Convention?
2009
1187/2020.” The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa signed by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 22 October 2009 is hereby ratified.
Who called Uganda Pearl of Africa?
Winston Churchill
In his book “My African Journey” published in 1908, Winston Churchill an early explorer commonly referred to Uganda as the “Pearl of Africa”, with regards to a Safari to Uganda which he took in 1907.
What is Alandlocked country?
A landlocked country is a country that does not have territory connected to an ocean or whose coastlines lie on endorheic basins. Generally, being landlocked creates some political and economic handicaps that having access to international waters would avoid.