A/HRC/RES/41/15 particular human rights law and international humanitarian law, the vulnerability of internally displaced persons, in particular women and girls, to sexual and gender-based violence, and difficulties resulting from their specific situation, such as lack of protection, food, shelter, access to justice, access to health-care services and psychosocial support, access to education, disruption to family links and loss of essential documents, which may result in a violation of their human rights, and issues pertinent to their reintegration, including obstacles to the exercise of housing, land and property rights; 7. Expresses concern at the problem of protracted internal displacement, and recognizes the need for the integration of the rights and needs of internally displaced persons into national and local development strategies, both rural and urban, and for their participation in the design and implementation of these strategies, as well as the need to secure durable solutions, including voluntary return and reintegration, local integration or settlement elsewhere in the country, in a dignified and safe manner; 8. Expresses particular concern at the full range of threats, violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law experienced by many internally displaced persons, including women and children, who are particularly vulnerable or specifically targeted, especially for sexual and gender-based violence and sexual exploitation and abuse, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, encourages the continued commitment of the Special Rapporteur to promote action to address their particular assistance and protection needs, and calls upon States, in cooperation with international agencies and other stakeholders, to provide protection and assistance to internally displaced persons who are victims of the above-mentioned violations and abuses, as well as other groups of internally displaced persons with special needs, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account all relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council; 9. Expresses concern at the internal displacement caused by sudden and slowonset disasters, which has a disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries with high exposure to natural hazards, high population density in areas with non-resilient infrastructure and limited capacity to reduce disaster risk, exacerbated by the adverse effects of climate change, poverty and other factors that are expected to continue to increase displacement, undermine development and affect the enjoyment of human rights owing to more frequent and severe disasters; 10. Recognizes the need for a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach to disaster risk reduction, early warning, disaster contingency planning, disaster management, mitigation and adaptation, and recovery efforts, to prevent, reduce and address disaster displacement, to better protect and meet the needs of affected persons, and to find durable solutions, and recalls the relevant provisions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030,3 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement4 in this regard, in particular the recommendations of the task force on displacement of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts;5 11. Recalls that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development seeks to address the needs of the most vulnerable, including internally displaced persons, and that failing to address the needs of internally displaced persons can undermine efforts by countries to achieve their overall development goals, and notes in this regard that risk-informed sustainable development is essential for reducing displacement risk and ensuring that no one is left behind, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda; 12. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to comply with their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, as applicable, with a view to preventing forced displacement and promoting the protection of civilians, and calls upon Governments to take measures to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of all internally displaced 3 4 5 General Assembly resolution 69/283, annex II. FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1. See https://unfccc.int/documents/193360. 3