Last Change:

10/24/2024

African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)

Full Name: African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention), 2009

Description

Establishes the protection and assistance framework for internally displaced persons in Africa. It outlines the rights and obligations of states regarding their displacement and emphasizes the principle of non-refoulement.

Details

Abbreviation: Kampala Convention

Official link: https://au.int/en/treaties/african-union-convention-protection-and-assistance-internally-displaced-persons-africa

Rights Category: Documentation , Education , Family life , Freedom of movement , Health , Housing, land & property , Liberty & security of person , Social protection , Work & Workplace rights

International Organisations: African Union

Geographical region: Africa

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania No
Algeria No No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 2013 No
Antigua and Barbuda No
Argentina No
Armenia No
Australia No
Austria No
Azerbaijan No
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No
Belarus No
Belgium No
Belize No
Benin Yes 2012 No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) No
Bosnia and Herzegovina No
Botswana No No
Brazil No
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria No
Burkina Faso Yes 2012 No
Burundi No No
Cabo Verde No No
Cambodia No
Cameroon Yes 2017 No
Canada No
Central African Republic (the) Yes 2011 No
Chad Yes 2011 No
Chile No
China No
Colombia No
Comoros (the) No No
Congo (the) Yes 2014 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica No
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2014 No
Croatia No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) Yes 2022 No
Denmark No
Djibouti Yes 2015 No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) No
Ecuador No
Egypt No No
El Salvador No
Equatorial Guinea Yes 2019 No
Eritrea No No
Estonia No
Eswatini No No
Ethiopia Yes 2021 Yes
Fiji No
Finland No
France No
Gabon Yes 2011 No
Gambia (the) Yes 2011 No
Georgia No
Germany No
Ghana No No
Greece No
Grenada No
Guatemala No
Guinea No No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2012 No
Guyana No
Haiti No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No
Hungary No
Iceland No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland No
Israel No
Italy No
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya No No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia No
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 2012 No
Liberia Yes 2017 No
Libya No No
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg No
Madagascar No No
Malawi Yes 2013 No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 2012 No
Malta No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania Yes 2015 No
Mauritius No No
Mexico No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro No
Morocco No No
Mozambique Yes 2020 No
Myanmar No
Namibia No No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) No
New Zealand No
Nicaragua No
Niger (the) Yes 2012 No
Nigeria Yes 2012 No
Niue No
North Macedonia No
Norway No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay No
Peru No
Philippines (the) No
Poland No
Portugal No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) No
Romania No
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 2013 No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2024 No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal No No
Serbia No
Seychelles No No
Sierra Leone Yes 2010 No
Singapore No
Slovakia No
Slovenia No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia Yes 2020 No
South Africa No No
South Sudan Yes 2019 No
Spain No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No No
Suriname No
Sweden No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 2011 No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No
Tunisia No No
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 2010 No
Ukraine No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 2011 No
Zimbabwe Yes 2013 No