A/HRC/29/34 F. Implementing sustainable development goals for internally displaced persons at the national level 76. Clear references to IDPs should be included in the post-2015 goals and targets. While explicit references to IDPs may be lacking, many proposed goals and targets have the potential to directly or indirectly have a positive impact on IDPs at the national level. Nevertheless, it is essential to look beyond international cooperation and focus on the importance of national implementation. The report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals states that “targets are defined as aspirational global targets, with each government setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition but taking into account national circumstances” (A/68/970, para. 18). National authorities are responsible for providing protection and development for all and for implementing strategies and programmes to meet internationally agreed targets and goals. Countries affected by internal displacement must set their own national targets and include IDPs in national development strategies. 77. The IASC Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons points to the “need to ensure at a minimum that the necessary legal and/or policy frameworks are in place to secure the rights of IDPs, to establish effective government structures to coordinate the national and local response, to facilitate provision of humanitarian and development assistance, and to ensure that adequate funding, through national budgets as well as international aid, is allocated to support the process”.35 78. Indicators to help to assess the implementation of the sustainable development goals at the international level are still under consideration at the time of writing. The Special Rapporteur strongly advocates the indicators to systematically address the specific situation of IDPs by mentioning them explicitly as beneficiary groups. Displacement, whether due to conflict or disaster, is truly a “global” issue, potentially affecting rich and poor countries, northern and southern States, and international indicators should consequently specifically address displacement. Equally, countries should develop their own national-level indicators, taking into account, where relevant, their actual or potential displacement situation. G. 1. Essential steps for the inclusion of internally displaced persons in sustainable development goals National leadership, good governance and political will 79. National leadership and good governance are essential to both preventing conflict-induced displacement and appropriately responding to all displacement situations. Deficits in good governance and the rule of law frequently ignite tensions and result in conflict and displacement. Good and inclusive governance is a cornerstone of sustainable development activity at the national level and actions to appropriately address the rights of IDPs. The first essential step towards ensuring implementation of sustainable development goals for IDPs is for national governments to recognize IDPs as legitimate targets of development initiatives. If left unaddressed by development actors, displacement can generate further longer-term marginalization, inequality, fragility and vulnerability. Addressing internal displacement through a development lens has the potential to prevent further marginalization and potential secondary displacement. 35 Ibid., p. 11. 19