A/71/279 19. These innovative and creative global approaches cannot be achieved through “business as usual”. The Summit challenged the world to undertake a “fundamental shift in our approach to internal displacement … one that goes from meeting immediate humanitarian needs to one that preserves the dignity and improves the lives and self-reliance of displaced persons”. Such new approaches will require humanitarian and development actors to work together differently towards the common goal of reduction of displacement. Equally, national Governments were urged to deliver political will and resolve to address the causes of displacement, including conflict, and to support internally displaced persons into sustainable situations of improved lives and livelihoods. 20. Putting the most vulnerable people first was a major Summit theme, with the objective of leaving no one behind, which was one of five key responsibilities identified in line with the 2030 Agenda. World leaders and other participants at the Summit agreed to “reach the furthest behind”. It was made clear that this category includes displaced people globally. The Special Rapporteur was one of the high level leaders at the round table in which core commitments that are directly relevant to internally displaced people were addressed. 6 These are: Core commitment 1. Commit to a new approach to addressing forced displacement that not only meets immediate humanitarian needs but reduces vulnerability and improves the resilience, self-reliance and protection of refugees and internally displaced persons. Commit to implementing this new approach through coherent international, regional and national efforts that recognize both the humanitarian and development challenges of displacement. Commit to take the necessary political, policy, legal and financial steps required to address these challenges for the specific context. Core commitment 2. Commit to promote and support safe, dignified and durable solutions for internally displaced persons and refugees. Commit to do so in a coherent and measurable manner through international, regional and national programmes and by taking the necessary policy, legal and financial steps required for the specific contexts and in order to work towards a target of 50 per cent reduction in internal displacement by 2030. Core commitment 3. Acknowledge the global public good provided by countries and communities which are hosting large numbers of refugees. Commit to providing communities with large numbers of displaced population or receiving a large number of returnees with the necessary political, policy and financial support to address the humanitarian and socioeconomic impact. To this end, commit to strengthen multilateral financing instruments. Commit to foster host communities’ self-reliance and resilience, as part of the comprehensive and integrated approach outlined in core commitment 1. Core commitment 5. Commit to actively work to uphold the institution of asylum and the principle of non-refoulement. Commit to support further accession to and strengthened implementation of national, regional and international laws and policy frameworks that ensure and improve the protection of refugees and internally displaced persons, such as the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol relating to __________________ 6 16-13413 Core commitment 4 is not reflected here as it relates solely to refugees. 7/25