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individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account the
relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council and giving
appropriate consideration to annex I to the report of the Special Representative of
the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, entitled “Rights and
guarantees for internally displaced children”; 10
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Emphasizes the importance of consultation with internally displaced
persons and host communities by Governments and other relevant actors, in
accordance with their specific mandates, during all phases of displacement, as well
as the participation of internally displaced persons, where appropriate, in
programmes and activities pertaining to them, taking into account the primary
responsibility of States for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced
persons within their jurisdiction;
Notes the importance of taking the human rights and the specific
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protection and assistance needs of internally displaced persons into consideration,
when appropriate, in peace processes, and emphasizes that durable solutions for
internally displaced persons, including through voluntary return, sustainable
reintegration and rehabilitation processes and their active participation, as
appropriate, in the peace process, are necessary elements of effective peacebuilding;
Welcomes the role of the Peacebuilding Commission in this regard, and
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continues to urge the Commission to intensify its efforts, within its mandate, in
cooperation with national and transitional Governments and in consultation with the
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;
10. Recognizes the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement3 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;
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11. Welcomes the ongoing use of the Guiding Principles by the
Representative of the Secretary-General 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;
12. 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;
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See A/64/254.