A/HRC/8/6 page 16 was organized in New York on 29 November 2007. In his message, he referred to the three types of durable solutions available to the internally displaced persons (return, integration in the area of displacement, resettlement in another part of the country) and the conditions required for a durable return, including security, return of property, reconstruction of homes and creation of an environment conducive to return and reintegration. He welcomed the Government’s adoption of the national strategy on internal displacement, which referred to displaced persons’ right to return while allowing them to live normal lives pending the time when return in safety and dignity becomes possible. 3. Forthcoming missions 59. As part of his activities for the second half of 2008, the Representative plans to carry out an official mission to the Sudan and Kenya. He has written to the Kenyan and Sudanese authorities on this subject. He urges the authorities of these two countries to respond speedily to these letters so that the dates can be set jointly. He has also been invited to carry out a follow-up visit to Georgia, and plans to visit Timor-Leste. As part of his work on persons displaced as a result of natural disasters, the Representative is to visit Central America and South Africa. B. Promotion and development of the normative framework 1. Continued dialogue with regional organizations 60. The Representative continues regular contacts with his counterpart from the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Displaced Persons in Africa, with whom he continues to plan a mission soon to the Sudan in order to gain insight into the situation of displaced persons in Darfur and the pattern of returns in the south of the country. 61. The Representative commends the African Union on its initiative of drawing up a convention on internally displaced persons. He cooperates closely with the African Union on this topic, and has played an active part in discussions on this draft at the invitation of the African Union Commission. He has also been invited to participate in a consultative meeting in April 2008. 62. The Representative, who was invited to submit a few comments, welcomes the adoption of resolution 2277 by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) at its thirty-seventh regular session, which was held in Panama City in June 2007. The resolution urges member States “to consider using the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, prepared by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General …, as a basis for their plans, policies, and programmes in support of such persons, and, in accordance with international law, in support of, inter alia, indigenous communities and communities of African descent, and the specific needs of children, women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities”. It also calls on States to incorporate the Guiding Principles into their domestic law. 63. As part of his ongoing dialogue with the Council of Europe, the Representative visited the Council in January 2007 and met the Secretary-General, the Commissioner for Human Rights and various members of the secretariat, including the support staff of the committees on legal cooperation and migrations. Among the many issues of mutual concern addressed, the