The primary duty of the State to provide humanitarian assistance and the corresponding rights of internally displaced persons 2010, para. 88
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There is a strain between the need to coordinate humanitarian assistance and unnecessarily impeding such assistance or inadvertently aggravating the crisis. Disputes may erupt over the extent of humanitarian needs and the nature, quantity and quality of humanitarian assistance required to address them. Joint needs assessments involving recipients, donors and the authorities will provide relevant data on what is appropriate and necessary. The consultation and involvement of recipient rights-holders in the provision of assistance should be broad and inclusive to prevent discrimination and ensure that certain individuals do not set themselves up as "gatekeepers" for humanitarian assistance.
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
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/282, para. 88.