A/HRC/29/34 sustainable strategies, constitute a solution to displacement that absolves them of further responsibilities. Such measures may be forced upon IDPs or accepted by them, since they are frequently unaware of their rights under international law. B. Progress towards ensuring a place for internally displaced persons in development agendas 26. With displacement at its highest levels since the Second World War, it is important to revisit the fundamental premises on which the post-war order is based, in the context of displacement. The 1945 Charter of the United Nations (Arts. 55 and 56) created an obligation for the United Nations and Member States to create conditions of stability and well-being based on respect for the equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to promote and pledge to achieve, inter alia, higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development. Those obligations also pertain to IDPs and require their inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda. 27. The 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development (General Assembly resolution 41/128, annex) underscores that development is an inalienable human right. It establishes that: “States have the right and the duty to formulate appropriate national development policies that aim at the constant improvement of the well-being of the entire population and of all individuals, on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of the benefits resulting therefrom.” Nevertheless, IDPs have frequently been neglected in or excluded from development strategies and programmes. 28. states: A 2014 European Commission paper on “Development, refugees and IDPs”6 While refugees and IDPs frequently benefit from humanitarian assistance, they are often excluded from programmes and activities carried out by development actors, with the result that their developmental needs may be neglected and efforts to achieve sustainable solutions receive inadequate attention. At the same time, host populations might not benefit from humanitarian assistance provided to refugees and IDPs, paving the way to potential conflicts between the two communities. In addition, the development needs of returnees and long-term strategies to address them have often been overlooked once back in the country or area of origin. 29. UNHCR highlights that approximately three quarters of displaced persons, both refugees and IDPs, are in situations of protracted displacement. It has stated: the perception that displacement challenges can only be addressed by humanitarian means is ill-conceived which has either impeded or delayed in achieving the sustainability of solutions or resulted in protracted displacements finding difficulties to break from the cycle of dependence on humanitarian assistance and to move on with their lives and livelihoods. 7 30. In his report to the General Assembly (A/68/225), in which he addressed the role of humanitarian and development actors in achieving durable solutions for IDPs through peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict, the Special Rapporteur identified initiatives aimed at bridging the gap between relief and development. For instance, the Solutions Alliance was launched in April 2014 when humanitarian actors, development organizations, 6 7 8 Available from http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/policies/sectoral/2014_dev_refugees_idps_issuespaper.pdf. UNHCR, “Concept note: Transitional Solutions Initiative”, p. 1.