® SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY conditions have been and continue to be created for the return to their homes of large numbers of refugees, the Region continues to receive influxes of people in search of safety and security from within and into the Region; (iii) C. D. E. Refugees and internally displaced persons are symptoms of crisis which afflict many societies, in particular conflicts and civil strife, economic and social imbalances, ethnic and other forms of intolerance , lack of respect for human rights and good governance; CONCERNED ABOUT (i) The security, social and economic burdens which the refugee phenomena has brought on the SADC countries that have generously provided and continue to provide asylum; (ii) The new problems facing SADC states such as the question of (.turban refugees) and xenophobia linked thereto, irregular movement of asylum seekers and refugees, return of unsuccessful asylum seekers and the special plight of refugee children and women; BEARING IN MIND THAT (i) The right to seek asylum and to enjoy it is a right enshrined in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; (ii) Every individual, when persecuted, has the right to seek and obtain asylum in other countries under Article 12(3) of the African Charter of Human and Peoples Rights; FIRMLY BELIEVING THAT (i) In addressing the needs of refugees and the challenges of refugee protection regard must be given to the African values and hospitality, human rights and relevant humanitarian principles of refugees protection enshrined in the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees as well as the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugees problems in Africa; (ii) The 1969 OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa has continuing validity as the regional foundation for providing protection and finding solutions for refugees in Africa; 1 For purposes of being considered for assistance in urban area, an urban refugee/asylum-seeker is a person of urban background in the Country of origin and who is neither an irregular mover nor part of a prima-facie caseload, and, if of rural background, for whom in the country of asylum the option of rural settlement which offers an opportunity for self-sufficiency does not exist. Declaration on Refugee Protection -l-