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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/130
26 February 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 112 (b)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/644/Add.2)]
52/130. Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons
The General Assembly,
Deeply disturbed by the alarmingly high numbers of internally displaced persons throughout the world
who receive inadequate protection and assistance, and conscious of the serious problem this is creating
for the international community,
Conscious of the human rights and the humanitarian dimensions of the problem of internally displaced
persons and the responsibilities this poses for States and the international community to explore methods
and means better to address their protection and assistance needs,
Recalling the relevant norms of international human rights instruments, of international humanitarian
law and analogous refugee law, and emphasizing the need for their better implementation with regard to
internally displaced persons,
Recalling also the emphasis in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the
World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993,1 on the need to develop
global strategies to address the problem of internal displacement,
Noting the progress made thus far by the representative of the Secretary-General on internally
displaced persons in developing a legal framework, analysing institutional arrangements, undertaking
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