A/HRC/56/47
I.
Introduction
1.
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights on internally
displaced persons provides information on the activities she conducted from August 2023 to
April 2024.
2.
The thematic focus of the report is planned relocation of people in the context of
disasters and the adverse effects of climate change. Previous mandate holders introduced the
issue of planned relocations in their reports on climate change and internal displacement,1 as
well as internal displacement in the context of the slow-onset adverse effects of climate
change.2 The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an
adequate standard of living, and on the rights to non-discrimination in this context has
examined resettlement as a human right crisis.3
3.
Building upon these contributions, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights on
internally displaced persons aims to identify key human rights challenges posed by planned
relocation in the context of disasters and the adverse effects of climate change and to propose
a human rights-based approach to planned relocations.
4.
To inform the report, the Special Rapporteur conducted a desk review, issued a call
for input and held four consultations with representatives of civil society, academia and other
organizations based in Asia, the Pacific, Americas, Europe and Africa. 4 She also held a
consultation with participants of a course on internal displacement hosted by the International
Institute of Humanitarian Law. The Special Rapporteur thanks all partners and stakeholders
who participated in the consultations and provided written submissions.5
II. Activities
5.
The Special Rapporteur presented her first annual report to the General Assembly 6 on
23 October 2023. In the report, she provided an update on the activities undertaken since the
presentation of her first report to the Human Rights Council in July 2023, and outlined the
thematic priorities on which she intended to focus during her mandate.
A.
Country visits
6.
At the invitation of the Government of Mozambique, the Special Rapporteur
undertook an official visit to Mozambique from 9 to 21 November 2023.7
7.
The Special Rapporteur regrets the decision of the Government of South Sudan to
postpone the country visit scheduled for 9 to 20 October 2023. She reiterates her interest in
visiting South Sudan and looks forward to discussing convenient dates.
8.
The Special Rapporteur expresses her gratitude to the Government of the Marshall
Islands and the Government of Vanuatu for the invitations to conduct a country visit, and
looks forward to agreeing on convenient dates.
B.
Advocacy and stakeholder engagement
9.
The Special Rapporteur continued to actively participate in the independent review of
the humanitarian response to internal displacement held by the Inter-Agency Standing
Committee as a member of the Committee principals and deputies, as well as the reference
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A/64/214 and A/66/285.
A/75/207.
See A/HRC/55/53.
The Special Rapporteur thanks the Platform on Disaster Displacement for facilitating consultations.
Submissions are available at www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2024/call-input-hrc56-thematic-reportclimate-change-and-internal-displacement.
A/78/245.
See A/HRC/56/47/Add.1.