Final Declaration of the 12th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments of the ICGLR

Final Declaration

12th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly

Nairobi, Republic of Kenya - April 6th, 2022

Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 4 and 22, paragraph 1 of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in the Great Lakes Region, signed on 15th December, 2006 in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya;

Aware of the provisions of Articles 2 and 6 of the Inter-parliamentary Accord establishing the Forum of Parliaments of the Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region signed on December 4th, 2008 in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda;

Having considered and deliberated, during the Twelfth ordinary session held on 6th April, 2022 in Nairobi, Republic of Kenya, on items of its agenda;

The Plenary Assembly:

Took note of:

• 1The update by the Executive Secretary of ICGLR on the recent evolution of the political, security and humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes Region;
• 2The presentation by the Secretary General on the current financial situation of FP-ICGLR;
• 3The presentation on the Role of Parliaments in Conflict Resolution in the Great Lakes Region;
• 4The Activity Reports of the Committees of FP-ICGLR for 2021.

Adopted resolutions on:

• 1Strategies to Jumpstart Economies post Covid-19;
• 2The role of parliament in conflict resolution in the Great Lakes Region.

Mandated the Executive Committee to re-examine the resolutions on the political, security and humanitarian situation in:

Approved the combined report of the Committee, hence adopted:

• 1Annual Activity and Financial report for the year 2021 of FP-ICGLR;
• 2Strategic Plan for 2022-2026;
• 3Action Plan and Budget of FP-ICGLR for 2022.

Further approved the proposal by the Executive Committee to transform the Ad hoc Committee on Finance of FP-ICGLR into a Permanent Committee;

Noted with concern the deteriorating political, security and humanitarian situation in the Republic of Sudan and called upon ICGLR member-states and the International Community to undertake further interventions aimed at addressing the situation;

Welcomed the progress made in the normalization of bilateral relations among some ICGLR Member States and the spread of tensions, as evidenced by the reopening of the Gatuna-Katuna land border between Rwanda and Uganda, and the ongoing bilateral efforts to normalize relations between Rwanda and Burundi;

Further welcomed the gradual and careful lifting of confinement measures by ICGLR Members-States, and called for further actions designed to re-open economies and foster trade with a view to recovering from the social, economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic;