Human rights of internally displaced persons in the context of the Post-2015 development agenda 2015, para. 83
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In December 2012, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention) entered into force. The first legally binding instrument specifically for IDPs, it sets obligations for States in their responses to internal displacement and aims to "establish a legal framework for preventing internal displacement, and protecting and assisting internally displaced persons in Africa". So far, 24 African Union member States have ratified and a further 37 have signed the Convention. The Special Rapporteur reiterates his call for all African States to ratify and implement the Convention, as a key step towards ensuring durable solutions for IDPs and their inclusion in development.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Governance & Rule of Law
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Persons on the move
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2015
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/34, para. 83.