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September 25, 2019
TheECOWAS Commission alongside Member States and the International Committee ofRed Cross have converged in Abuja to review action plans for the effectiveimplementation of International Humanitarian Law across West Africa.
Thereview is a follow up to the new International Humanitarian Law Plan of Action2019 to 2023 which was validated by Member States in 2018.
Commissioner,Social Affairs and Gender of the Commission, Siga Jagne who was represented by,Director, Humanitarian and Social Affairs Directorate, Sintiki Ugbe, said thatin 2009, ECOWAS and the ICRC developed a Plan of Action on implementation ofhumanitarian law in West Africa.
Sheexplained that the plan set out targets for ECOWAS Member States in relation tothe ratification and accention to International Treaties and translation intolegislative frameworks.
Accordingto her, the meeting also seeks to discuss contributions of ECOWAS to the DraftResolutions ahead of the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and RedCrescent scheduled for Geneva in December.