A/HRC/29/34
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
1 April 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of
internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani
Summary
The present report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution
23/8, provides an account of the activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the
human rights of internally displaced persons, during the period since the submission of his
previous report to the Council. It also provides a thematic analysis of the human rights of
internally displaced persons in the context of the post-2015 development agenda.
The objective of ensuring a life of dignity for all lies at the heart of the Millennium
Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda. Internally displaced persons
are frequently deprived of their human rights, stripped of the elements of their lives that
provide dignity: their homes, a livelihood and income, a sense of belonging and of what the
future holds, security and justice, the knowledge that they will be able to feed, clothe and
educate their children, and the ability to make decisions about their lives. The displacement
experience is one of trauma, dependency and survival, with the average conflict-induced
displacement lasting a staggering 17 years. Ensuring durable solutions for internally
displaced persons is a complex process which requires that they be included in sustainable
development goals and strategies that seek to restore to them conditions of normality in
circumstances of dignity and safety, and a secure future.
GE.15-06840 (E)