A/HRC/10/13 page 20 1. Azerbaijan and Armenia 72. In a letter sent to the Governments of Azerbaijan and of Armenia in December 2008, the Representative welcomed the renewed efforts to reach a peace agreement. In this context, he reiterated that IDPs are entitled to make a free, informed and individual choice on whether to return home in safety and dignity, to integrate locally, or to settle elsewhere within the home country. For this right to become reality, mechanisms must be put in place to create conditions to allow for a return in dignity and safety. He called on both Governments to reflect these concerns in an eventual peace agreement and to involve IDPs in the peace process. 2. Democratic Republic of the Congo 73. On 28 November, the Representative published a joint statement with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, and the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, expressing concern about serious violations of human rights and grave breaches of humanitarian law in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where at least 250,000 people have been newly displaced. 3. Nepal 74. In a letter to Nepal dated 20 October 2008, the Representative noted with satisfaction the adoption of the National Policy on Internally Displaced Persons (endorsed in February 2007). He urged the Government to proceed with adoption of the procedural directives of the National Policy in order to ensure its implementation and avoid negatively impacting recovery efforts. 75. The Representative regrets that the procedural directives had not been adopted when this report was finalized in mid-December 2008 and fears that further delay could impede the dispersal of donor funds for recovery efforts. 4. Sudan 76. In a letter to Sudan dated 4 September 2008, the Representative and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions jointly addressed reports about an attack on 25 August 2008 by roughly 2,000 Sudanese armed forces, national security, police, border guards, and armed militiamen (so-called Janjaweed) against the IDPs of Kalma Camp in South Darfur, resulting in civilian deaths and the destruction of dwellings. 77. The Representative regrets that the Government of Sudan had not responded to the mandate holders’ request to clarify the accuracy of the allegations presented by the time this report was finalized. 78. The Representative calls on Sudan to strictly adhere to its obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law, to prosecute perpetrators of grave violations, and to provide reparations to all victims. The Representative recalls the recommendations to the