A/HRC/44/41
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
14 May 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-fourth session
15 June–3 July 2020
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Persons with disabilities in the context of internal
displacement
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally
displaced persons*
Summary
In her report, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced
persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, provides an account of the activities she has undertaken
pursuant to the mandate given to her by the Human Rights Council in resolution 41/15.
In the thematic section of the report, the Special Rapporteur examines the specific
experiences of persons with disabilities in the context of displacement. She analyses the
obstacles to the equal enjoyment of their rights and recommends actions to ensure inclusive
protection, assistance and durable solutions.
* Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to
circumstances beyond the submitters’ control.
GE.20-06702(E)