A/HRC/41/40/Add.1 producing the changes needed to reduce and resolve internal displacement through prevention, protection and solutions for IDPs, the goal of this Plan of Action. IDP participation 16. IDPs report a lack of information provided to them during all phases of displacement.15 Mechanisms and processes for their consultation and participation are absent or inadequate and decision-making processes often fail to take their views, needs and objectives fully into account. As a key contributor to protection and solutions, host and receiving families and communities should participate in the design, planning and implementation of actions and decisions that affect them. National law and policy on internal displacement 17. There is an absence or limited integration of IDPs’ specific issues in relevant national laws and policies, including development, investment and relevant sector planning strategies, the failure to commit adequate financial resources to resolving internal displacement, and the lack of or weak durable solutions strategies. Where there is political will, implementation of laws and policies on internal displacement is often limited. Data and analysis on internal displacement 18. Quality data and analysis on internal displacement, including the number of displaced, disaggregated by age, sex, location, and diversity, the needs, intentions and capacities of IDPs as compared to host communities, as well as their progress towards durable solutions, is often scarce.16 This inhibits the design of effective policies and responses at the local and national levels, as well as an understanding of the relative severity of displacement situations globally. It also prevents a full understanding of the phenomenon of urban displacement. Addressing protracted displacement and supporting solutions 19. Durable solutions for the majority of the world’s IDPs living in protracted displacement are slow to materialize or remain elusive. Protracted displacement can erode the resilience of IDPs and host communities, and entrench impoverishment, marginalization, inequality and vulnerability. This impedes sustainable development for entire regions or countries. It can also contribute to renewed crises and displacement, which can reverse development gains. D. Goal and objectives 20. The goal of this Plan of Action is to reduce and resolve internal displacement through prevention, protection and solutions for IDPs. Consistent with the Guiding Principles, this means taking measures to ensure that the conditions leading to displacement are averted, IDPs are protected, assisted and empowered during displacement, and that they achieve durable solutions. 21. This Plan of Action therefore strives for the realization of the goal from 2018 to 2020 through the following objectives which centre on the four priorities listed above: Strengthen the participation of IDPs in decisions that affect them, including IDPs who may be particularly vulnerable or marginalized; Expand the development and implementation of national laws and policies on internal displacement; Increase the number of stakeholders with the capacity to collect, analyze and use quality data on internal displacement for designing an effective response to internal displacement; Scale up engagement of States to take the lead on solutions for IDPs, including through Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs’) implementation. 15 16 http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/IDPersons/A-72-202.pdf. An Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics was commissioned by the UN Statistical Commission to take stock of the current state of IDP-statistics. See https://unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/49thsession/documents/BG-Item3m-IDPStat-E.pdf for the report. 7