Governance structures for internal displacement 2015, para. 38

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The Special Rapporteur has consistently called for better data and profiling of internally displaced persons. Figures on internally displaced persons tend to vary according to the source, owing to such factors as data-gathering and registration discrepancies and, in some cases, the desire on the part of Governments to distort the extent of displacement. He stresses that registration, profiling and needs assessment exercises are essential in responding effectively to the needs of internally displaced persons. Information such as who is displaced and where, their profile and specific needs, as well as surveys of intent that reveal their desires, are all critical to address their situations in the most suitable way.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/334, para. 38.
Paragraph number
38