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their own regional standards as a vital step towards guaranteeing the human rights of
internally displaced persons and facilitating the adoption of national laws, policies and
programmes.
102. While the figures are alarming and tell us much about the global internal
displacement situation and trends, it is essential that we look beyond the statistics to
recognize the human suffering behind them. In that regard, enhancing support to
Governments to collect and analyse reliable and protection-sensitive information for
evidence-based policy, programming and response is crucial. Media and political
discourse often consigns the displaced, whether internal, refugees or migrants, as a
collective, faceless problem to be resolved, rather than individuals and families whose
lives, wishes and hopes matter.
103. Recognition of internally displaced persons as holders of civil and political
rights and economic and social rights is crucial and requires human rights-based
approaches. As such, all States must recognize, respect and protect the fundamental
rights of such persons, including to be consulted, informed and to participate and
exercise free choice in decisions affecting them, including decisions on whether to
return to their places of origin or to choose to settle and integrate elsewhere.
104. The target of the Secretary-General to reduce internal displacement by fifty per
cent by 2030, elaborated in his report “One Humanity: Shared Responsibility” in
advance of the World Humanitarian Summit, should inspire all stakeholders to
redouble their efforts and set an agenda for action to achieve this ambitious target,
including through concrete commitments. It requires new approaches and innovative
actions to achieve goals through sustainable, durable solutions, necessary indicators
and effective prevention activities.
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