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Mandate of the Representative of the UN Secretary-General on

Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, is Attached.

 

Examples of Gender Components:

 

The Human Rights Council

4. Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual exploitation, forced recruitment and abduction, and notes the need to continue to pay more systematic and in-depth attention to their special assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs among the internally displaced, such as older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and bearing in mind Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000;

 

6. Requests the Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, in carrying out his/her Mandate:

    (d) To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the Mandate and to

         give special consideration to the human rights of internally displaced women

         and children as well as other groups with special needs among the internally

         displaced, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons

         with disabilities, and their particular assistance, protection and development

         needs;      

 

 

A

 

General Assembly

Distr.

LIMITED

A/HRC/6/L.46

12 December 2007

 

 

 

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

Sixth Session

Agenda Item 3

 

MANDATE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

Mandate is Attached.

 

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