A/HRC/10/13 page 14 for Internally Displaced Persons - Persecuted”, which foresees measures aimed at integrating IDPs into mainstream society. While welcoming the policy shift away from considering local reintegration and return as mutually exclusive options, the Representative remained concerned about the continued lack of integration of the “old” IDPs. The rights of this group must be ensured, on a non-discriminatory basis, alongside the response in favour of the “new” IDPs. He recommended that the implementation of the Action Plan for IDPs - with amendments to account for the newly displaced population - be given absolute priority by the Government. 43. Impeded humanitarian access to conflict-affected areas remains a paramount concern because of continued disagreement by the parties to the conflict over access routes. The Representative re-emphasized his concerns about the recently enacted Georgian Law on the Occupied Territories, which raises questions about its compatibility with Georgia’s obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law as restated in Guiding Principle 25. He urged the Government of Georgia to take all possible measures, without discrimination, to ensure the protection of all human rights for the internally displaced population from, or living inside, territories under the control of de facto authorities. 2. Envisaged visits 44. Shortly before finalizing this report, the Representative requested the Government of Chad to extend an invitation for an official visit in February 2008. The Representative hopes to be able to present his preliminary conclusions and recommendations to the Human Rights Council when presenting this report. 45. Also shortly before finalizing this report, the Representative had requested a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in his capacity as one of seven independent experts mandated by the Human Rights Council in resolutions 7/20 and S-8/1. A separate report by the group of experts30 has been published for consideration during the tenth session of the Council. 46. Following requests in 2007, in 2008 the Representative reiterated his request to visit the Sudan. He regrets that the Government informed him on 4 November 2008 that his request for a visit would only be considered later in 2009. In response, the Representative confirmed his interest in visiting the Sudan as soon as possible. 47. Finally, the Representative had hoped to carry out a mission to Somalia in summer 2008, although it became clear that the security situation in Somalia would not allow travel to the country for the time being. He remains interested in conducting an official mission to Somalia as soon as the security situation permits. The Representative is extremely concerned about the estimated 1.3 million displaced persons in Somalia, many of whom are crammed into makeshift camps in one of the most insecure parts of the country. Poor rains and economic shocks have compounded the primary cause of displacement in 2007 and 2008 - the conflict between insurgent forces and the Transitional Federal Government, the latter supported by the Ethiopian National Defence Force. Violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict - from indiscriminate attacks in civilian areas to arbitrary arrest and 30 A/HRC/10/59.