De afrikanske staters og Den afrikanske Enhedsorganisations konstruktive holdning blev under hensyntagen til forværringen af flygtningeproblemerne bekræftet og videreudviklet i 1979 på Arusha-konferencen om flygtningesituationen i Afrika.
• In the emergency phase, beginning with the departure from the country of origin, the needs to be met were essentials, such as drugs, food, seeds, tents and blankets, and these were generally covered satisfactorily;