A/HRC/41/40/Add.1 OCHA, UNDP as well as INGOs and other members of the humanitarian community. The workshop provided a critical opportunity to take stock of best practices as well as the main challenges faced by all actors, particularly with regards to the coordination of data collection and validation in a complex environment. The main outcome was a roadmap towards stronger collaboration between the actors, including the government, and a renewed commitment to improve data sharing practices and interoperability. Ethiopia 44. Facilitating durable solutions to internal displacement: The Government of Ethiopia is facilitating ongoing discussions on durable solutions for IDPs and host communities both at the policy and operational levels. In 2018, a national-level coordination mechanism for durable solutions was established, led by the National Disaster Risk Management Commission and co-chaired by UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and IOM. The mechanism provides a platform for humanitarian and development actors to better ensure smooth transitions from emergency to development-oriented assistance. In line with this effort, IOM plans to establish a national database for durable solutions data, utilizing evidence collected during 2018 intention surveys and village assessments which covered 33,000 households and 299 sites. The database will support national policy development and operational planning.20 Niger 45. Multi-faceted and multi-stakeholder action on internal displacement: On 3 December 2018, Niger became the first country in Africa to adopt a national law on protection and assistance to IDPs to domesticate the Kampala Convention. IDPs and other stakeholders were consulted in the process as led by an Inter-Ministerial Committee since December 2017. Niger also developed and adopted a GP20 Plan of Action adapted to the local context through a multi-stakeholder process with regional and national consultations of IDPs and others. In parallel with these efforts, government officials, defence and security forces, cluster members and UN staff were trained on the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, and a module on the Guiding Principles was included in the official training curriculum for 7,000 Nigerian Defence and Security Forces. To reach the public, radio messages on the Guiding Principles and their importance in Niger are being disseminated in multiple languages. South Sudan 46. Pushing forward to address internal displacement in South Sudan through GP20: A national High Level Panel on National Legislation on Internal Displacement in South Sudan in September 2018 brought together government officials, eminent experts on internal displacement, the World Bank, private sector, donors as well as development and humanitarian actors and the African Union to discuss a draft law to address internal displacement. The event was preceded by training of government officials and UN staff on IDP law and policy making, drafting of a national law on internal displacement, activities for ratification of the Kampala Convention, dialogue and consultations with IDPs on the form and substance of a national IDP law, consultation with government officials and a desk review and gap analysis of national legislation and policy relevant to internal displacement. 47. Handover of the draft Legal Framework for Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons to the government for adoption: In a seminar on 27 February 2019, the final Draft Bill on Protection and Assistance to IDPs was presented and handed over to the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) of South Sudan for adoption. A total of 118 representatives of the Parliament, the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, Line Ministries, UN agencies, INGOs, Civil Society, Academy, as well as the media participated in the event. During the event, the Speaker of the TNLA highlighted the primary responsibility of the government to cater for the protection of IDPs and stated that the National Assembly has already allocated funds to provide facilities to the IDPs, in addition to requesting the continuous support from the international community to enable the government to build basic infrastructure like schools and hospitals in areas of return. He 20 12 https://weblog.iom.int/placing-idps-map-ethiopia-and-beyond.