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On December 21, the National Congress of Honduras passed the landmark Law for the prevention, assistance, and protection of internally displaced persons. This is the first legal framework created to deliver a comprehensive response to internal displacement. It does so by mandating the creation of a national policy to prevent the causes of internal displacement, dispositions to provide humanitarian assistance, and a protection mechanism for abandoned housing, land, and property, among others. This is also the first legal tool in the country of this nature.