The primary duty of the State to provide humanitarian assistance and the corresponding rights of internally displaced persons 2010, para. 94
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Internally displaced persons and others affected by armed conflict and disasters have a right to request and receive humanitarian assistance. The State has a corresponding obligation to ensure all necessary humanitarian assistance. This entails specific duties, including the duty to plan, coordinate, protect and not impede humanitarian assistance, as well as a duty not to arbitrarily withhold consent to offered humanitarian assistance.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/282, para. 94.