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SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS REPORT
TO THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 2015
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Human Rights Council
Twenty-ninth session
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani
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The present report, submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council
resolution 23/8, provides an account of the activities undertaken by the
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons,
during the period since the submission of his previous report to the Council.
It also provides a thematic analysis of the human rights of internally
displaced persons in the context of the post-2015 development agenda. The objective of ensuring a life of dignity for all lies at the heart
of the Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda.
Internally displaced persons are frequently deprived of their human rights,
stripped of the elements of their lives that provide dignity: their homes, a
livelihood and income, a sense of belonging and of what the future holds,
security and justice, the knowledge that they will be able to feed, clothe
and educate their children, and the ability to make decisions about their
lives. The displacement experience is one of trauma, dependency and survival,
with the average conflict-induced displacement lasting a staggering 17 years.
Ensuring durable solutions for internally displaced persons is a complex
process which requires that they be included in sustainable development goals
and strategies that seek to restore to them conditions of normality in
circumstances of dignity and safety, and a secure future. |
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Why should internally displaced persons be a priority within development agendas?
Goal 5: Achieve gender
equality and empower all women and girls
1. As women and mothers, poor and frequently from minorities, internally displaced women face multiple and intersectional challenges. Women are frequently separated from men in conflict-related displacement situations, sometimes permanently due to the death of men, or to men joining the armed conflict or being forced to flee the conflict without their families. Women also frequently have the primary responsibility of caring for children and the elderly and are less able to seek employment or income-generating activities. Despite these obstacles, internally displaced women frequently take on family and community leadership roles.
2. As highlighted by the Special Rapporteur in his address to the Security Council[1] as well as in a press statement marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,[2] internally displaced women and girls are often disproportionately affected by displacement. The Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, has said: “They flee to escape arbitrary killings, rape, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, forced recruitment or starvation, but too often, they encounter the same level of insecurity, violence and threats of violence, reinforced by a climate of impunity, at their destination.”[3]
3. In his 2013 report on internally displaced women, the Special Rapporteur noted that discussions of gender issues within host and return communities and how particular durable solutions could backstop protection for internally displaced women remained relatively nascent.[4] Addressing them required more concerted attention, as well as cooperation between humanitarian and development actors.[5] Amongst his recommendations, he urged States to facilitate the active participation of internally displaced women in the development and implementation of national and regional action plans on women, peace and security, and the integration of their diverse concerns into such plans.
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