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relevant United Nations entities, to incorporate the rights and the specific needs of
internally displaced persons, including their voluntary return in safety and with
dignity, reintegration and rehabilitation, as well as related land and property issues,
when advising on or proposing country-specific peacebuilding strategies for
post-conflict situations in cases under consideration;
12. Recognizes the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement as an
important international framework for the protection of internally displaced persons,
welcomes the fact that an increasing number of States, United Nations organizations
and regional and non-governmental organizations are applying them as a standard,
and encourages all relevant actors to make use of the Guiding Principles when
dealing with situations of internal displacement;
13. Welcomes the use of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement by
the Special Rapporteur in his dialogue with Governments, intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations and other relevant actors, and requests him to
continue his efforts to further the dissemination, promotion and application of the
Guiding Principles and to provide support for efforts to promote capacity-building
and the use of the Guiding Principles, as well as the development of domestic
legislation and policies;
14. Encourages States to continue to develop and implement domestic
legislation and policies dealing with all stages of displacement, in an inclusive and
non-discriminatory way, including through the identification of a national focal
point within the Government for issues of internal displacement, and through the
allocation of budget resources, and encourages the international community and
national actors to provide financial support and cooperation to Governments, upon
request, in this regard;
15. Expresses its appreciation that an increasing number of States have
adopted domestic legislation and policies dealing with all stages of displacement;
16. Urges all Governments to continue to facilitate the activities of the Special
Rapporteur, in particular Governments with situations of internal displacement, and to
respond favourably to requests from the Special Rapporteur for visits so as to enable
him to continue and enhance dialogue with Governments in addressing situations of
internal displacement, and thanks those Governments that have already done so;
17. Invites Governments to give serious consideration, in dialogue with the
Special Rapporteur, to the recommendations and suggestions addressed to them, in
accordance with his mandate, and to inform him of measures taken thereon;
18. Calls upon Governments to provide protection and assistance, including
reintegration and development assistance, to internally displaced persons, and to
facilitate the efforts of the relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian
organizations in these respects, including by further improving access to internally
displaced persons and by maintaining the civilian and humanitarian character of
camps and settlements for internally displaced persons where they exist;
19. Emphasizes the central role of the Emergency Relief Coordinator for the
coordination of protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons,
inter alia, through the inter-agency cluster system, welcomes continued initiatives
taken in order to ensure better protection, assistance and development strategies for
internally displaced persons, as well as better coordination of activities regarding
them, and emphasizes the need to strengthen the capacities of the United Nations
organizations and other relevant actors to meet the immense humanitarian
challenges of internal displacement;
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