A/HRC/44/41/Add.1 recommendation made by the mandate holder that States establish a focal point within the executive branch of government. The Office of the Prime Minister and several ministries, such as the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, have instituted offices and programmes to focus attention on the myriad of aspects of internal displacement. For example, the Ministry of Justice reported having sent mobile teams and reopened offices in areas retaken from ISIL to provide services for the restoration of property rights to affected populations, while the Ministry of Interior reported having sent mobile teams to issue civil documentation to displaced persons in camps. The Ministry of Migration and Displacement has, among other steps, instituted a compensation scheme for those whose properties and houses have been destroyed or severely damaged. 13. The above-mentioned efforts are complemented by overall coordinating mechanisms, such as the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Center within the Federal Government (linked to the Council of Ministers) and the Joint Crisis Coordination Center within the Kurdistan Regional Government (linked to its Ministry of the Interior) to coordinate crisis response and information management. Better coordination between these bodies would be beneficial. The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Center, with support from the international community, has established community resource centres to provide information to internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities on the government services and humanitarian assistance available and to make referrals. Issue-based committees, such as the Committee for Coexistence and Communal Peace under the Office of the Prime Minister and the governorate returns committees have been helpful in providing targeted responses. 14. The Kurdistan Regional Government, which hosts the majority of the remaining internally displaced persons, and the governorates have played a central role in hosting the millions of people displaced by the ISIL conflict, and shown commendable willingness to provide them with refuge for many years, despite the heavy burden on their own resources. Their efforts require more support from the federal Government and from the international community. It is regrettable, however, that local integration is rejected by authorities in hosting areas, who argue that this would change their demographics. Meanwhile, conditions for the safe, informed, voluntary and dignified return of internally displaced persons are not necessarily in place in their areas of origin. The Principled Returns Framework endorsed by the Government of Iraq in 2018 is commendable and should be implemented by authorities. 15. Various laws and policy directives aim to address internal displacement issues. One example is the establishment of a compensation scheme by Law No. 20 of 2009 (Compensating the Victims of Military Operations, Military Mistakes and Terrorist Acts), as amended by Laws No. 57/2015 and 2/2020 (the Compensation Law), which provides for compensation to all citizens, including internally displaced persons and returnees, for harm suffered owing to military operations or terrorist actions. The law covers compensation for death, injuries, abductions, missing persons, property damage, and impact on employment and studies, and establishes committees to process claims. Following the amendment passed in 2020, compensation claims for property damage that do not exceed 30 million Iraqi dinar (ID) can now be decided at the governorate level, a measure that is intended to expedite processing. 16. The above-mentioned compensation scheme can play an important role in promoting the socioeconomic recovery of internally displaced persons and sustainable returns, and rebuilding trust between affected communities and the Government. It warrants a greater effort by the Government to allocate a sufficient budget for compensation and to address a number of shortcomings. The Special Rapporteur commends the decentralization efforts to make the compensation scheme accessible to those in need, and encourages the Government also to explore other forms of reparation for internally displaced persons, in accordance with international human rights and humanitarian law. 17. A scheme to support the voluntary return of internally displaced persons by financial grants was established in 2017. This positive initiative requires an appropriate budget allocation every year and oversight mechanisms to ensure the correct disbursement of funds. The amount granted to each family of returnees should correspond to the specific needs of each family, taking into account their vulnerability, the losses they have suffered and the living conditions in the area of return. Furthermore, a sufficient budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in support of social protection benefits and livelihood 4