A/HRC/14/37 7. Also requests the Office of the High Commissioner to convene a workshop, within existing resources, based on the above-mentioned consultations, on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights, with a view to contributing to further discussion on the issue, and to present a summary of the workshop proceedings to the Council at its eighteenth session; 8. Decides to continue consideration of the matter under the same agenda item in conformity with its annual programme of work. 34th meeting 17 June 2010 [Adopted without a vote.] 14/6 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons The Human Rights Council, Recalling all previous resolutions on internally displaced persons adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Human Rights Council, including Assembly resolution 64/162 of 18 December 2009 and Council resolution 6/32 of 14 December 2007, Recalling also General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 on the strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations and the Guiding Principles annexed thereto, Recalling further Council resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and 5/2, on the code of conduct for special procedures mandate holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto, Emphasizing that States have the primary responsibility to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction, as well as to address the root causes of the displacement problem in appropriate cooperation with the international community, Welcoming the adoption, on 22 October 2009, of the African Union Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, which marks a significant step towards strengthening the national and regional normative framework for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons, 1. Commends the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons for the activities undertaken to date, the catalytic role that he has played in raising the level of awareness of the plight of internally displaced persons, and his ongoing efforts to address their development and other specific needs, including through the mainstreaming of the human rights of internally displaced persons into all relevant parts of the United Nations system; 2. Takes note of the report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons submitted to the Council at its thirteenth session (A/HRC/13/21); 3. Expresses its appreciation to the Representative of the Secretary-General for his work on offering practical solutions for the challenges of internal displacement, and GE.12-17781 19

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