The primary duty of the State to provide humanitarian assistance and the corresponding rights of internally displaced persons 2010, para. 96a
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[The Representative calls on all Member States to shape a rule-based framework to international humanitarian assistance, taking into account the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement as well as the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance and, in particular to:] Explicitly recognize in relevant national laws, policies and administrative and military instructions, the right of internally displaced persons and others affected by conflict or disaster to request and receive humanitarian assistance, in an equal and non-discriminatory manner; and the corresponding obligation of the State to ensure assistance, including by facilitating international assistance, especially where locally available resources are insufficient;
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.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement
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. 96a.