Adopted at Kampala, Uganda, 23 October 2009
Entered into force, 6 December 2012
Status information appears at end of document
PREAMBLE
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the African Union;
CONSCIOUS of the gravity of the situation of internally displaced persons as a source of continuing instability and tension for African states;
ALSO CONSCIOUS of the suffering and specific vulnerability of internally displaced persons;
REITERATING the inherent African custom and tradition o…