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assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental
freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions,
Deeply concerned that gender inequalities limit the control that women and girls have
over decisions governing their lives and their access to resources such as food, water,
agricultural input, land, credit, energy, technology, justice, education, health-care services,
adequate housing, social protection and employment, resulting in increased exposure to
disaster-induced risks and losses relating to their livelihoods, and that failure to address the
structural barriers faced by women and girls in realizing their rights will exacerbate genderbased violence and inequalities and compound intersecting forms of discrimination in
situations of crisis,
Noting the need for greater mainstreaming of the human rights of internally displaced
persons across the United Nations system in order to address the challenges they face more
effectively, 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
displacement through evidence-based action and in appropriate cooperation with the
international community,
1.
Commends the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced
persons for the activities undertaken to date, the catalytic role that she has played in raising
the level of awareness of the plight of internally displaced persons, and her ongoing efforts
to address their development and other specific needs, including through the mainstreaming
of the human rights of internally displaced persons into all relevant parts of the United
Nations system;
2.
Welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of
internally displaced persons submitted to the Human Rights Council at its forty-first session1
and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein, and recognizes the important
role of national human rights institutions in all phases of displacement to ensure that all
human rights issues are appropriately addressed;
3.
Recalls the resolve expressed at the World Humanitarian Summit, held in
Istanbul, Turkey in May 2016, to pursue a new approach to internal displacement that would
meet immediate humanitarian and longer-term development needs through collective
outcomes for internally displaced persons and host communities, and that the SecretaryGeneral has urged all stakeholders to commit to a comprehensive global plan to reduce
internal displacement, in a dignified and safe manner, by at least 50 per cent by 2030; 2
4.
Welcomes the New Urban Agenda adopted at the United Nations Conference
on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in 2016, and recognizes that internal
displacement is an increasingly urban phenomenon, and in that regard the importance of
addressing the particular needs and vulnerabilities of internally displaced persons in urban
settings and of supporting host communities;
5.
Expresses its appreciation to those Governments and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations that have provided protection and assistance to internally
displaced persons, particularly through the facilitation of durable solutions and the inclusion
of internally displaced persons within their national development plans, and have supported
and facilitated the work of the Special Rapporteur;
6.
Expresses deep concern at the persistent problems of the large number of
internally displaced persons worldwide, in particular the risk of extreme poverty and
socioeconomic exclusion, their limited access to humanitarian assistance and long-term
development efforts and assistance, their vulnerability to violations of international law, in
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A/HRC/41/40.
See A/71/353.