A/HRC/RES/41/15 (e) To pay special attention to the specific situation of displaced women and girls and to take action to effectively address pre-existing patterns and structures of gender-based discrimination and inequalities, such as lack of access to education and information, lack of access to legal aid, laws and practices that discriminate against women’s and girls’ claims to housing, land and property, lack of access to decent work, lack of access to social protection and to available, accessible, acceptable and good quality health-care services, including sexual and reproductive health-care services, harmful practices, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation, and the barriers that socioeconomic and security concerns may present to women’s and girls’ enjoyment of their right to full, effective and meaningful participation in decisions that affect them; (f) To take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities and of older persons when promoting and ensuring the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons, in particular by ensuring that persons with disabilities and older persons have timely, inclusive, appropriate, equal and gender- and age-responsive access to assistance, protection and rehabilitation services, including health-care services, sexual and reproductive health-care services, psychosocial support and educational programmes; 17. Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons for a period of three years: (a) To address the complex problem of internal displacement, in particular by mainstreaming the human rights of internally displaced persons into all relevant parts of the United Nations system; (b) To work towards strengthening the international response to the complex problem of internal displacement due to reasons including armed conflict, generalized violence, human rights violations and disasters, and to engage in coordinated international advocacy and action for improving protection and respect of the human rights of internally displaced persons, while continuing and enhancing inclusive dialogue with Governments, intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations and other relevant actors; 18. Requests the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, in carrying out the mandate, and through continuous dialogue with Governments, intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and other relevant actors: (a) To continue to analyse the root causes and drivers of internal displacement, the needs and human rights of all those displaced, measures of prevention, including measures relating to the protection of and assistance to persons at risk of displacement, and ways to strengthen protection, as well as assistance and durable solutions for internally displaced persons, taking into account specific situations and relevant information, including, in particular, statistics and data disaggregated by age, sex, diversity and location, and to include reliable information thereon in his or her reports submitted to the Human Rights Council; (b) To continue his or her efforts to promote comprehensive and inclusive strategies and support that focus on the prevention of displacement, better protection and assistance, durable solutions and the integration of internally displaced persons into national development plans and budgets, as well as in peace processes, peace agreements and reintegration and rehabilitation processes, as appropriate, 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, States in post-conflict or other situations, intergovernmental, regional 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 and implementation 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 of other groups with specific needs, such as children, especially if unaccompanied or separated, and 5

Select target paragraph3

Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents