Outcomes and commitments on internal displacement of the World Humanitarian Summit 2016, para. 31
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- A consistent message of the Summit was that full respect for and implementation of international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law and standards, is vital to the protection of those affected by crises. The Summit provided a strong message that abiding by international laws and standards is an obligation that must be upheld in practice and offers the "last protection against barbarity". Nevertheless, the targeting of civilians and residential areas, including attacks on camps for internally displaced persons, the besieging of populations and restrictions on civilians seeking safety is frequent in some ongoing conflicts. Displacement could be reduced if international humanitarian law was respected by all parties to armed conflict, in particular the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution and the prohibition on ordering the displacement of the civilian population for reasons related to an armed conflict, unless their security demands it. Improving compliance with international humanitarian law and increasing efforts to protect civilians and limit the harm they can be exposed to is vital to reducing displacement.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Internally Displaced Persons, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/279, para. 31.
- Paragraph number
- 31
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