A/RES/68/180 Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons children as well as persons with disabilities and the responsibilities of States and the international community to strengthen further their protection and assistance, Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction, as well as to address the root causes of the displacement problem in appropriate cooperation with the international community, Reaffirming that all persons, including those internally displaced, have the right to freedom of movement and residence and should be protected against arbitrary displacement, 2 Noting the international community’s growing awareness of the issue of internally displaced persons worldwide, including the millions living in protracted situations of displacement, many of them outside camp settings in urban areas, and the urgency of providing adequate humanitarian assistance to and protection of internally displaced persons and support to local host communities, addressing the root causes of displacement and finding durable solutions for internally displaced persons in their countries, including voluntary return in safety and with dignity, as well as voluntary local integration in the areas to which persons have been displaced or voluntary settlement in another part of the country, without prejudice to the right of internally displaced persons to leave their country or to seek asylum, Recalling the relevant norms of international law, including international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law, and recognizing that the protection of internally displaced persons has been strengthened by identifying, reaffirming and consolidating specific standards for their protection, in particular through the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 3 Recalling also the relevance of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949 4 and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, 5 as a vital legal framework for the protection of and assistance to civilians in armed conflict and under foreign occupation, including internally displaced persons, Welcoming the increasing dissemination, promotion, application and integration into domestic laws and policies of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement when dealing with situations of internal displacement, Deploring practices of forced displacement and their negative consequences for the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by large groups of populations, and recalling the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court that define the deportation or forcible transfer of population as a crime against humanity and the unlawful deportation, transfer or ordering of the displacement of the civilian population as war crimes, 6 Expressing its appreciation to those Governments and intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations that have supported and facilitated the work of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, and of his predecessor, the former Representative of the Secretary-General on the _______________ 2 See Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, principle 6. E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex. 4 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970-973. 5 Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 6 Art. 7, paras. 1 (d) and 2 (d), and art. 8, paras. 2 (a) (vii) and 2 (e) (viii) (see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2187, No. 38544). 3 2/8