Achieving durable solutions for internally displaced persons in urban settings 2014, para. 61x

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Paragraph text: [Durable solutions remain available options for internally displaced persons, including those in urban settings. The very nature of urban displacement, however, tends to lend weight to local integration as the viable choice preferred by internally displaced persons in urban areas. Informed by the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons, the Special Rapporteur reiterates his recommendations made in his previous reports (A/HRC/19/54 and A/68/225) and adds the following recommendations to:] [International organizations, including humanitarian and development actors, and urban planners as relevant] Humanitarian actors should work more closely and effectively with municipal authorities, given that they are often the first point of contact with internally displaced persons, and, in particular, support government measures to find durable solutions for internally displaced persons by carrying out regular profiling exercises, including in informal settlements, with the participation of internally displaced persons, and undertake a study on mixed opportunities to reduce the risks facing internally displaced persons such as in areas of housing, access to livelihood and basic services;

Body: Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

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Reference: SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/295, para. 61x.