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12.
Requests the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced
persons, in carrying out his or her mandate:
(a)
To continue, through continuous dialogue with Governments and all
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, the analysis of the
reasons for internal displacement, the needs and human rights of those displaced, measures
of prevention and ways to strengthen protection, and assistance and durable solutions for
internally displaced persons, taking into account specific situations and relevant
information, including, in particular, national data and statistics, and to include information
thereon in his or her reports submitted to the Council;
(b)
To continue, through continuous dialogue with Governments and all
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, his or her efforts to
promote comprehensive strategies and support that focus on the prevention of
displacement, better protection and assistance and durable solutions for those displaced,
taking into account the primary responsibility of States within their jurisdiction in this
regard;
(c)
To continue to use the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement in his or
her dialogue with Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations
and other relevant actors, and to continue his or her efforts to further the dissemination,
promotion and application of the Guiding Principles and to provide support for efforts to
promote capacity-building and the use of the Guiding Principles, as well as the
development of domestic legislation and policies;
(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 of other groups with special needs, such as older persons, persons with
disabilities and severely traumatized individuals affected by internal displacement, and their
particular assistance, protection and development needs;
(e)
To continue his or her efforts to promote, where appropriate, the
consideration of the human rights and the specific protection and assistance needs of
internally displaced persons in peace processes, peace agreements and reintegration and
rehabilitation processes;
(f)
To continue to pay attention to the role of the international community in
assisting affected States, upon request, in meeting the protection and assistance needs of
internally displaced persons, including in implementing national strategies, and to
incorporate in his or her advocacy activities an emphasis on the mobilization of adequate
resources in response to the needs of affected countries;
(g)
To continue, through continuous dialogue with Governments and the
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, his or her efforts to
promote the protection of human rights of internally displaced persons in the context of
natural disasters;
(h)
To strengthen further the cooperation established between the Representative
of the Secretary-General and the United Nations, including in the framework of the
Peacebuilding Commission, as well as other international and regional organizations, in
particular his or her participation in the work of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and
its subsidiary bodies;
13.
Strongly encourages all Governments, in particular Governments of countries
with situations of internal displacement, to facilitate United Nations activities addressing
the protection, assistance and development needs of internally displaced persons, and to
respond favourably to requests by the Special Rapporteur for visits and information, and
urges Governments and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, also at the
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