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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (A/HRC/32/L.13) [EN/AR]

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Human Rights Council
Thirty-second session
Agenda item 3

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

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32/… Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

The Human Rights Council,

Recalling all previous resolutions on internally displaced persons adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, including Assembly resolution 70/165 of 17 December 2015 and Council resolution 23/8 of 13 June 2013,

Recalling also General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations, and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement annexed thereto,

Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Human Rights Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,

Deeply disturbed by the alarmingly high number of internally displaced persons throughout the world, for reasons including violations and abuses of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law, armed conflict, persecution, violence and terrorism, as well as natural and human-made disasters, who receive inadequate protection and assistance, and conscious of the serious challenges that this is creating for the people affected, including the host communities, as well as the international community,

Conscious of the human rights, humanitarian, development and possible peacebuilding dimensions of internal displacement, including in long-term displacement situations, the often heightened vulnerability of women and children, as well as of older persons and persons with disabilities, and the responsibilities of States and the international community to further strengthen their protection and assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions,

Noting the need for greater mainstreaming of the human rights of internally displaced persons across the United Nations system in order to address more effectively the challenges they face, including by giving due consideration to the re-establishment of a Representative of the Secretary-General, and welcoming the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons in this regard,

Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction, without discrimination, including through the facilitation of durable solutions, and to address the root causes of the displacement problem in appropriate cooperation with the international community,