A/65/282
Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General
on the human rights of internally displaced persons
Summary
The present report outlines the major activities undertaken by the
Representative during the period from August 2009 to July 2010. It also provides a
thematic review of the responsibility of States to provide humanitarian assistance and
of the rights of internally displaced persons to such assistance, an issue closely
linked to that of humanitarian access.
Contents
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I.
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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II.
Mandate and activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Mandate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
Country engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
Cooperation with regional and international organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D.
Capacity-building and other activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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E.
Mainstreaming the human rights of internally displaced persons in the United Nations
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Thematic section: the primary duty of the State to provide humanitarian assistance and the
corresponding rights of internally displaced persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A.
Factors impeding humanitarian assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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B.
The obligation to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C.
The obligation not to arbitrarily withhold consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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D.
The obligation to coordinate and not to impede or divert humanitarian assistance . . . . . .
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E.
The obligation to protect persons engaged in humanitarian assistance, their transport
and supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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