A/HRC/26/33 strategic response to overcome the divide between humanitarian and development action and to create a common peace dividend. 4. Sri Lanka 12. From 2 to 6 December 2013, the Special Rapporteur undertook, at the invitation of the Government, a visit to Sri Lanka. During his visit, the Special Rapporteur travelled to Colombo, Jaffna, Mullaitivu and Killinochchi, and met with internally displaced persons. 13. The Special Rapporteur welcomed the efforts made by the Government of Sri Lanka to rebuild the infrastructure destroyed during the conflict and the demining in return areas, and stressed that the post-conflict reconstruction process should also focus on addressing durable solutions for all internally displaced persons, both those who had been relocated by the Government and those who had returned to their areas of origin on a comprehensive basis. In the national context of transition from relief to development in the aftermath of conflict, it is essential that the Government and development actors engage in resolving the issue of displaced persons and address their durable solutions needs and livelihoods in development plans, the rule of law, human rights and good governance programmes. 14. The Special Rapporteur welcomed the agreement to conduct a joint needs assessment, which will be vital for establishing agreed sets of statistical data on the number of internally displaced persons who have returned or been resettled. There is a need to complete this exercise expediently in order to establish how many people are still displaced, and also how many still do not have access to their original lands. The Special Rapporteur called for data, disaggregated by gender and age, on internal displacement, for adequate planning, as well as a survey of the intention of displaced persons with regard to durable solutions. 15. The Special Rapporteur expressed concern at the significant number of people still living in protracted displacement, as well as at those who have returned or settled elsewhere in the North but still live in very precarious conditions and need more durable housing, access to social services, and livelihood opportunities. C. Cooperation with regional and international organizations 16. The Special Rapporteur is pleased to report on his ongoing collaboration with regional and international organizations. He has engaged closely with, inter alia, regional organizations in Africa on the promotion, ratification and implementation at the national level of the Kampala Convention. To this end, the mandate holder continues to support the Government of Somalia on policy issues concerning internally displaced persons and the production of a revised draft of a national policy framework. Capacity-building activities were conducted with members of the Government. Benchmarks on security and land tenure were developed to support efforts to promote durable solutions for displaced persons, and “red lines” were identified in relation to proposed relocation processes, which must respect international standards. The Special Rapporteur provided support to the Government of Liberia in the ratification process of the Convention, which is being discussed in the national Parliament. Furthermore, in 2013, a series of training courses and workshops on the Kampala Convention were convened by the mandate holder with the African Union and other partners. An important development is also the recent adoption of the new national policy in Afghanistan on the rights of internally displaced persons, which followed the involvement of the Special Rapporteur at the request of the Government of Afghanistan in April 2012. 17. The Special Rapporteur participated actively in a joint initiative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Office of the United Nations High 5