A/HRC/26/33 implementation. It is also important that obstacles and gaps in implementation are promptly identified and addressed. Monitoring and evaluation should be carried out regularly by an entity with monitoring expertise and experience, and the national institutional focal point should convene to take stock of the implementation process. IV. Conclusions and recommendations A. Conclusions 78. The adoption of the Kampala Convention represents a significant advance in standard setting for the increased protection and assistance of internally displaced persons. While the Convention is related to internal displacement in Africa, the standards and guarantees it sets are international in character and can serve as good practices for other regions of the world. The commemoration in 2014 of the thirtieth anniversary of the Cartagena Declaration on Refugees could be a fruitful opportunity to consider how regional cooperation may be further expanded to enhance protection and assistance for internally displaced persons in regions such as the Americas, building on the experience acquired in the development and implementation of the Kampala Convention. 79. Much work, however, remains to be done to translate this important instrument into practice and to secure concrete improvements in the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons. The Kampala Convention is a practical and important tool that addresses internal displacement at the international, regional and national levels. Political will is essential to the effective implementation of the Convention, which requires that the necessary budgetary and structural supports be mobilized. Timely support from the international community, including donors, United Nations agencies and other stakeholders, is critical to ensure that this objective is met. Indeed, the Convention itself was framed on the basis of a partnership between the African Union, international organizations and civil society. 80. The Special Rapporteur considers that the bridge promoted in the Kampala Convention between humanitarian responses to displacement and the involvement of development actors is of fundamental importance. Indeed, it is increasingly recognized that displacement is not simply a humanitarian issue but one that also requires the sustained engagement of development actors. 81. In addition to awareness-raising and advocacy for the ratification of the Kampala Convention, the Special Rapporteur calls for a common platform to ensure sharing the wealth of documents, guiding tools and best practices relating to the issue of internally displaced persons. The domestication process of the Kampala Convention is a crucial stage that needs additional focus and resources. 82. The Special Rapporteur highlights the importance of adopting a human rightsbased approach to internal displacement, which would enable all stakeholders involved in internal displacement to work hand-in-hand through its different phases. 83. The Special Rapporteur reiterates the importance of establishing accountability mechanisms and strengthening reconciliation processes to ensure that those alleged to have perpetrated human rights violations against internally displaced persons are brought to justice, and that the communities affected by conflict and internal displacement can move towards peace. Only if internally displaced persons are effectively protected and assisted, in accordance with the provisions set out in the 19