A/HRC/41/40/Add.1 governments – together with local partners, civil society, faith communities and the private sector, and humanitarian and development actors – to join the GP20 Plan of Action to prevent further forcible displacement, strengthen the protection of those who are displaced, and seek long-lasting and durable solutions with them. They called on national leaders to consider their commitments to the SDGs and those made at the world humanitarian summit29 to ensure that nobody is left behind and that everyone, including IDPs so often overlooked, have access to adequate protection and assistance in line with their inherent dignity and worth. 79. Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics: Towards Coordinated Official Displacement Statistics: Building on the International Recommendations on Refugee Statistics (IRRS) and the Technical Report on IDP Statistics, adopted by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) in 2018, the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS) is currently working to finalise its International Recommendations on IDP Statistics (IRIS) and an operational instruction manual. At a meeting in Kampala, Uganda, in December 2018, the IDP subgroup discussed outstanding topics related to defining the population groups within the scope of the IRIS, the statistical measurement of solutions based on the IASC Framework on Durable Solutions, and the coordination mechanisms/standards for the production and dissemination of IDP statistics at national and international level. Following up on that, the whole Expert Group met in February in Ankara, Turkey in order to advance work on the draft operational manual – the Compilers Manual. This will serve as a practical guide to implement the IRRS and IRIS towards improved collection and interpretation of official statistics on forced displacement. 80. Participation to Secure Solutions: During the 39th session of the Human Rights Council, a GP20 side-event co-hosted by the Special Rapporteur on IDPs and the Permanent Missions of Austria, Uganda and Honduras was held on 26 September 2018 aimed at strengthening dialogue and furthering discussions on internal displacement begun during the HRC38 Panel Discussion. The event focused on the connection between participation of IDPs and securing solutions to their plight. Oxfam Yemen, UNHCR, NRC and JIPS shared their experiences on engaging with IDPs, facilitating their participation, and how it contributed to securing durable solutions. 81. Feeling the effects of internal displacement: To mark GP20, IOM curated a global exhibition and digital campaign using virtual reality technology to transport the audience to the lives of IDPs. Holding On – Symbols of Displacement showcases stories of displacement and the possessions the displaced hold on to for hope. These stories collected by IOM staff aim to raise awareness of the plight of IDPs and celebrate their courage, tenacity and resilience of spirit, while ensuring that their voices are front and centre. It was shown in Geneva at the 39th Human Rights Council session together with the GP20 photo exhibition on internal displacement. This exhibition showed over 30 photos from six organizations that brought the Guiding Principles to life. 82. GP20 Steering Group Meetings: The first meeting of the GP20 Steering Group in Geneva held on 5 July 2018 was an exchange of views on proposed priorities under each GP20 thematic area. The second meeting on 4 December 2018 focused on law and policy related to internal displacement and experiences and lessons learned were presented by Government representatives from Fiji and Afghanistan. The third meeting held on 4 March 2019 focused on Collecting, Analysing and Using Data on Internal Displacement. Experts from national agencies in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Honduras and Ukraine presented their country experience on data on internal displacement. 30 83. Course on the Law of Internal Displacement: The International Institute of Humanitarian Law for the first time convened two Special Editions of its Annual Course on Law of Internal Displacement in 2018 to mark GP20. Co-organised by UNHCR, the Sanremo Institute and the Special Rapporteur, the two courses had a total number of 50 (mostly government) participants from 35 countries. 29 30 need-help-and-protection. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/world-humanitarian-summit. http://www.globalprotectioncluster.org/wp-content/uploads/20190304-GP20-Steering-GroupMeeting-Summary-final_revised.pdf. 19