9. Notes with great concern that, despite all of the efforts made so far by the United Nations, the African Union and others, the situation of refugees and displaced persons in Africa remains precarious, calls upon States and other parties to armed conflict to observe scrupulously the letter and the spirit of international humanitarian law, bearing in mind that armed conflict is one of the principal causes of forced displacement in Africa, and welcomes in this regard the appointment by the African Union of its Special Representative on the protection of civilians in armed conflict;
9. 深为关切地注意到尽管联合国、非洲联盟及其他方面迄今已作出各种努力，但在非洲境内的难民和流离失所者的情况仍然岌岌可危；吁请武装冲突各国和其他各方考虑到武装冲突是造成非洲境内人民被迫流离失所的主要原因之一，严格遵守国际人道主义法的文字和精神，并在这方面欢迎非洲联盟任命在武装冲突中保护平民问题特别代表；