A/71/279 the Status of Refugees, the Kampala Convention and the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. 21. These commitments provide a valuable starting point for renewed and innovative national and international attention to internally displaced persons. To that end, in a statement to the high-level round table the Special Rapporteur addressed each core commitment in turn and proposed concrete recommendations that could be used by the United Nations system to achieve the commitments that are reflected in the different sections and recommendations of the present report. 22. Several States and organizations made specific commitments on internally displaced persons, notably as follows: the European Union committed to implement its strategic vision on forced displacement, including promoting collaboration between humanitarian and development partners at the outset of crises, to strengthen data collection and analysis and to engage with Governments to ensure the inclusion of displaced persons in national development plans; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland committed to increase multi -year humanitarian funding to protracted displacement situations; the United States of America committed to increase funding for humanitarian action and to increase financing sustainability in protracted displacement situations; Uganda committed to host a secretariat for the Kampala Convention; Somalia shared its plan to adopt a policy on internally displaced persons, in line with the Convention; the Philippines committed to adopt a national bill on internally displaced persons; and the World Bank vowed to tackle forced displacement as a high priority. 23. Several countries pledged to prioritize access to education for internally displaced persons (Malta, Portugal). A new education platform (Education Cannot Wait) was launched at the Summit. This platform could serve to mobilize additional funding and galvanize new partners to make sure that internally displaced persons and other vulnerable children have access to education. 24. The Summit presented to participants five core responsibilities under which concrete commitments should be made: (a) political leadership to prevent and end conflicts; (b) uphold the norms that safeguard humanity; (c) leave no on e behind; (d) change people’s lives: from delivering aid to ending need; and (e) invest in humanity. Below, the Special Rapporteur considers each of these responsibilities in the context of the goal to reduce internal displacement. A. Political leadership to prevent and end conflicts 25. The nexus between conflict and internal displacement is clear and it is evident that the most important measures that States can take to reduce internal displacement are measures to prevent conflict before it takes pla ce and resolve ongoing conflicts. Numerous global leaders recognized the centrality of political will to effectively prevent and end conflicts, address root causes, reduce fragility and strengthen good governance; yet brutal conflicts continue to break out and fuel massive increases in internal displacement. 26. The massive displacement figures alone do little to reveal the devastating impact of conflict on civilians, particularly where international humanitarian law and human rights law are violated. Prevention and resolution of conflict are primarily the responsibility of national authorities. While, as recent experience of 8/25 16-13413