5.     Announced its readiness to study means of holding a dialogue with the Eritrean regime provided it shows its readiness to find a peaceful means to resolve the political crisis in Eritrea by paving the way for a democratic transformation and establishing a constitutional rule that conforms to the will of the people and their aspiration for security and stability;

7.     Called on the Eritrean defense forces to side with the will of the people;

8.     Called on Eritrea and Ethiopia to adhere to the border commission ruling and resolve their differences peacefully and to lower the tension along their common border;

9.     Called on all governments, and local and international organizations, to boycott the Eritrean regime and redirect their assistance to the Eritrean people through its national political forces;

10.  Called on international agencies to assist Eritrean refugees and also understand that deporting refugees back to Eritrea endangers their lives;

11.   Called on “our Somali brethren” to stop the infighting among themselves and to resolve their differences peacefully. The congress confirmed its support for the Djiboutian initiative, which is blessed by the international community, as a way to reconcile the Somali political forces.

12. Lauded the role of civil societies and all political forces that are part of the resistance;

13. Thanked the governments of the region and the Sana’a forum in particular, with a special thanks to the Ethiopian government and people for their continuous assistance to the opposition forces in their quest for security, peace and democratic transformation.
14. Called on all stake holders--civil societies, political forces, intellectuals and leaders of the society--to a national dialogue conference to address problems created by the regime, particularly those dealing with challenges to national unity.

Eritreans At Shimelba Refugee Camps 

Anwar Drar and Burhan Ismael Jaber, representatives from the Eritrean Australian community, visited the Eritrean refugee camps in Shimelba, Ethiopia and provided a report to the congress.  “There is a possibility of a human catastrophe if the refugees are not helped soon,” Burhan said. The refugees live on 15 kilos of corn (they have to sell half of that to pay for the grain mill ); 1 bar of soap per month and less than a liter of oil and 200 grams of salt per person per month. The delegation talked of shoeless refugees walking on the hot thorny area and living in make shift shacks that cannot protect them from the rains which start in less than 2 months.