A/HRC/26/33 Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to elaborate a protection checklist to allow a more collaborative approach to addressing displacement and ensuring the protection of displaced populations and affected communities at all stages of conflict. This checklist was launched on 20 February 2014 in Vienna. The Special Rapporteur also collaborated with UNHCR on a Handbook for Parliamentarians on internal displacement2 published in October 2013. 18. The Special Rapporteur has maintained a strong partnership with civil society organizations (in Geneva, New York and in the field. In particular, he appreciates the support provided by the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement and the cooperation with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre on various issues of mutual interest, as well as with the Joint IDP Profiling Service. In the field, civil society organizations have played a vital role in supporting the mandate holder by sharing information, articulating the human rights impact of internal displacement in different contexts and acting as a liaison with displaced communities, in particular during country visits. 19. From 12 to 14 March 2013, the Special Rapporteur addressed and participated in a workshop on climate change and planned relocation organized by UNHCR in San Remo, Italy. From 2 to 6 September 2013, he led the ninth annual course on the Law of Internal Displacement, held in Kampala and co-organized by the Brookings-LSE Project, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, UNHCR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). A total of 24 government officials and parliamentarians working on internal displacement from 14 African countries took part in the course. The course provided an opportunity to share a valuable new tool on internal displacement, prepared with the support of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to inform the development of laws and policies on internal displacement by government officials, parliamentarians and other stakeholders.3 20. The Special Rapporteur also participated in numerous other events relating to the issue of internal displacement organized by civil society organizations and other actors, including a discussion organized by the Brookings Institution on “The Kampala Convention on Internal Displacement in Africa: A Human Rights Milestone”, held on 26 March 2013; a public event on the intersection of displacement and broader migration flows, hosted by the Brookings Institution on 7 May 2013; a discussion held at Ditchley Park on the protection of civilians, from 16 to 18 May 2013; the heads of agency meeting of the Policy Action Group on Emergency Response Heads of Agencies, held in Ottawa from 19 to 22 November 2013; and a Wilton Park conference on the theme “Addressing implementation gaps: improving cooperation between global and regional human rights mechanisms”, from 23 to 25 January 2014. D. Mainstreaming the human rights of internally displaced persons in the United Nations system 21. During the period under review, the Special Rapporteur continued to support the mainstreaming of the human rights of internally displaced persons within the United Nations system and the wider humanitarian community by participating actively in the work of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. He participated in two principals meetings, held in 2 3 6 Available from www.unhcr.org/525bee0c9.html. Brookings-LSE Project, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), Norwegian Refugee Council, “National Instruments on Internal Displacement: A Guide to their Development”, August 2013, available from www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2013/09/03-national-instruments-oninternal-displacement.