Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons A/RES/80/211 International Criminal Court 11 that define the deportation or forcible transfer of population as a crime against humanity and the unlawful deportation, transfer or ordering of the displacement of the civilian population as war crimes, Recognizing the importance of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention), 12 which builds on the Protocol on the Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and the Protocol on the Property Rights of Returning Persons, adopted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and which marks a significant step towards strengthening the national and regional normative framework for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons in Africa, and welcoming the holding of the first Conference of States Parties to the Convention in April 2017, Noting the Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 13 and taking note of the Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, 14 Underlining the necessity of safe and unhindered humanitarian access for the relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations to internally displaced persons, including those residing in conflict areas, in accordance with international law, Recognizing that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 15 seeks to address the needs of the most vulnerable, including internally displaced persons, and that addressing the needs of internally displaced persons can help countries to achieve their overall development goals, Noting the increasing number of internally displaced persons outside camps and in urban areas and the need to meet their immediate and their long -term needs, and the needs of host families, and recognizing the importance of the New Urban Agenda adopted at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), 16 Taking note of the first World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on 23 and 24 May 2016, and taking note also of the report of the Secretary -General on the outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit, 17 which contains, inter alia, recommendations to strengthen partnerships between Member States and humanitarian and development actors to address the urgent and long -term needs of internally displaced persons, Recalling resolution 79/226 and its call upon the United Nations development system, including United Nations country teams under the leadership of Resident Coordinators, within their respective mandates, to assist programme countries, upon their request and in line with their national policies and priorities for development, in addressing the development needs of internally displaced persons and to find durable solutions for them, Noting the need for finding durable solutions for internally displaced persons in their countries and addressing possible obstacles in this regard, and recognizing that durable solutions include voluntary and sustainable return in safety and with dignity, _______________ 11 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2187, No. 38544. Ibid., vol. 3014, No. 52375. 13 A/HRC/13/21/Add.4. 14 Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement, 2022. 15 Resolution 70/1. 16 Resolution 71/256, annex. 17 A/71/353. 12 25-20967 5/13