Governance structures for internal displacement 2015, para. 40

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According to the Guiding Principles, "all authorities and international actors shall respect and ensure respect for their obligations under international law, including human rights and humanitarian law, in all circumstances, so as to prevent and avoid conditions that might lead to displacement of persons" (principle 5). Furthermore, "States are under a particular obligation to protect against the displacement of indigenous peoples, minorities, peasants, pastoralists and other groups with a special dependency on and attachment to their lands" (principle 9). These principles underline States' obligations to take preventive measures to avoid displacement. However, States often lack adequate governance structures to prevent, prepare for and mitigate the consequences of internal displacement before the onset of a displacement crisis.
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)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Persons on the move
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/334, para. 40.
Paragraph number
40