African Union Convention (Kampala Convention) for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa Ratification Proclamation No. 1187/2020.

Through this Proclamation Ethiopia ratifies the. African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa signed by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on 22 October 2009. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia entered reservations on the following provisions of the Convention: 1) Article 12 (2) of the Convention. Compensation is due when displacement results from expropriation procedures. The duty of the state in the case of displacement due to natural and man-made causes is seen within the purview of providing assistance as provided under article 89 of the Constitution and ensuring rehabilitation. 2) In the event of non- delivery of assistance to displaced populations due to the act or omission of individuals or entities that act in contravention with the law, the Government of Ethiopia understands its obligation under Article 12(3) of the Convention to be the obligation to ensure accountability of the perpetrators and resumption of assistance to the victims. 3) The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia does not consider itself to be bound by Article 22 of the Convention on the jurisdiction of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.