Internal displacement in 2010: What are the major challenges? 2010, para. 42
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Although the 1998 Guiding Principles already identify natural disasters as one of the causes of internal displacement, natural disasters and their human consequences were for a long time not considered through the lens of internal displacement. This changed in the wake of large-scale disasters such as the tsunami of 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005, with the Representative emphasizing the relevance of the Guiding Principles to such situations.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Environment
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2010
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Other
Reference
SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the HRC (2010), A/HRC/13/21, para. 42.