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22.
In meeting these objectives, this Plan of Action galvanizes more strategic and
collaborative dialogue, action and resources at the national, regional and global levels to
prevent the conditions leading to displacement and address and resolve internal displacement.
It also lays a foundation for and contribute to a possible high-level initiative to address
internal displacement, with synergies and coordination with this GP20 Plan of Action
maximized.
23.
Action to meet these objectives focuses largely but not exclusively on the national
level. Given the primary responsibility of States for preventing, alleviating and resolving
internal displacement, collective action must start at the national and local level with States
taking the lead. This is consistent with a growing recognition in humanitarian circles of the
need to shift investments, resources and agency towards local actors. National and local level
action on internal displacement can also help States meet international policy commitments
in the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda, the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Reduction and the Paris Climate Agreement. This Plan of Action
can feed common messages and help make the voices of IDPs heard in these and other policy
fora and processes.
24.
Opportunities are also being pursued regionally and globally to ensure that actors at
those levels support national action to address internal displacement and that displacement is
included in all relevant policy processes. Regional opportunities to advance the plight of IDPs
include institutions such as the Inter-American human rights system of the Organization of
American States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council
of Europe. The tenth anniversary of the Kampala Convention in 2019 is also a chance to drive
progress on preventing, responding to and resolving internal displacement in Africa at the
regional level in collaboration with the African Union, the African human rights system as
well as with regional African bodies.
E.
GP20 Activities
Steps all stakeholders can take
25.
National and local authorities, IDPs, host communities, UN entities, NGOs, the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, academia, development finance
institutions, human rights bodies and the private sector are called to take on actions suggested
hereunder and form multi-stakeholder partnerships for implementation during 2018 to 2020.
The actions suggested below are meant to initiate and reinvigorate reflection and action at
the national, regional and global level on internal displacement in line with the Plan of
Action’s objectives and goal.
26. Initial GP20 actions at the national, regional and global level may include, for example:
Raise awareness and generate debate with colleagues and other contacts about the Plan of
Action and potential activities; Table ideas for GP20 initiatives for discussion in the relevant
local fora, for example government led IDP-related entities, HCT, UNCT, NGO consortia;
Ensure the Plan of Action and information on the Guiding Principles and other key resources
on internal displacement are on institutional websites; Raise the profile of the Guiding
Principles as appropriate, including through their inclusion in induction packages for new
staff and developing learning opportunities that emphasize the foundational importance of
the Guiding Principles.
Activities
27.
Building on the initial activities suggested above to raise awareness, spark reflection
and inspire action to commemorate GP20, more substantial activities are suggested below
along the four priority issues. Stakeholders are encouraged to go beyond these activities and
be as bold, ambitious and concrete as possible.
28.
GP20 initiatives may be guided by the following parameters: Multi-year and multistakeholder activities on national priorities that contribute to supporting the leadership of
States affected by internal displacement and reinforce the primary responsibility of States for
displacement prevention, protection and solutions as outlined in the Guiding Principles; Use
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