A/HRC/RES/20/9 taking into account the primary responsibility of States for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction; 3. Calls upon States to provide durable solutions, and encourages strengthened international cooperation, including through the provision of resources and expertise to assist affected countries, in particular developing countries, in their national efforts and policies relating to assistance, protection and rehabilitation for internally displaced persons; 4. Encourages States to continue to develop and implement domestic legislation and policies dealing with all stages of displacement, in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way, including through the identification of a national focal point within the Government for issues of internal displacement, and through the allocation of budget resources, and encourages the international community, relevant United Nations agencies and regional and national actors to provide financial and technical support and cooperation to Governments, upon request, in this regard; 5. Welcomes the adoption and ongoing process of ratification of the African Union Convention for 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 in Africa, and encourages other regional mechanisms to consider the development of similar regional normative frameworks for the protection of internally displaced persons; 6. Takes note with appreciation of the adoption by the Policy Committee of the Secretary-General of decision No. 2011/10 and its preliminary Framework on Ending Displacement in the Aftermath of Conflict, which establishes priorities and responsibilities to support the delivery of durable solutions for internally displaced persons, and urges relevant United Nations agencies, in cooperation with other stakeholders and in consultation with national authorities and partners, to implement the Framework as a matter of priority; 7. Recognizes that the inter-agency cluster system plays a central role in the international community’s efforts to protect and assist internally displaced persons, and encourages Governments to work with the cluster system to advance the human rights of internally displaced persons; 8. Emphasizes the importance of consultation with internally displaced persons and host communities by Governments and other relevant actors, in accordance with their specific mandates, during all phases of displacement, as well as the participation of internally displaced persons, where appropriate, in programmes and activities pertaining to them, taking into account the primary responsibility of States for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction; 9. Also emphasizes the importance of taking the human rights and specific protection and assistance needs of internally displaced persons into consideration, when appropriate, in peace processes, and further emphasizes that durable solutions for internally displaced persons, including through voluntary return, sustainable reintegration, relocation and rehabilitation processes and their active participation, as appropriate, in the peace process, are necessary elements of effective peacebuilding; 3