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(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
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