A/HRC/41/40/Add.1 March, the Inter-Institutional Commission for the protection of people displaced by violence, through the Ministry on Human Rights, presented the draft law for the prevention, attention to and protection of forcibly displaced persons to Parliament. The support provided by the Honduran Ombudsman, UNHCR and ICRC in the development of the law was recognised. 52. International forum on protection of property abandoned due to forced displacement: In December 2018, experts on forced displacement and protection of property from Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and Bosnia and Herzegovina along with local authorities, members of civil society and academics from Honduras exchanged good practices on protection and restitution of housing, lands and territories abandoned as a result of forced displacement. The event was facilitated by UNHCR in coordination with the Cadastral Committee formed by the Property Institute, the Association of Municipalities of Honduras, the Institute of Forest Conservation and the National Agrarian Institute. During 2018, the Cadastral Committee with technical support from UNHCR started consultations with local authorities for the design and validation of a form that will allow the displaced population to register their abandoned properties. 53. Bringing protection back to schools: UNHCR issued a study in November 2018 highlighting the risks teachers in Tegucigalpa face due to violence and the weakening of schools as protection environments. UNHCR in collaboration with local authorities developed a strategy for 2019 including a national visibility campaign to strengthen teachers’ public image and to promote schools as an adequate protection environment. A regional exchange will be conducted with teachers and education authorities in order to identify lessons learned and best practices to improve the effectiveness of protection mechanisms. These efforts link to the Government of Honduras' commitment through the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (MIRPS) to implement a prevention/protection strategy for the education sector as recommended by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of IDPs in his official visit to Honduras in 2015. 54. Judicial branch training on forced displacement: Around 150 judges and magistrates were trained on forced displacement in 2018. The purpose was to strengthen the technical capacity of the judicial branch on issues related to forced displacement due to violence, international protection and the inter-American system on human rights, as well as to identify the obstacles that justice operators encounter in their work. In 2019, this will help advance the design of tools, legal frameworks and protocols, which are key to strengthen access to justice for the Honduran population. Mexico 55. Acknowledging internal displacement in Chihuahua state: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles, the governor of Chihuahua committed his state government to recognize internal displacement at an international forum on the issue in September 2018. Among the audience were around 30 IDPs, one of whom was one of the opening panel speakers in addition to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDP. 56. Human Rights Defenders and Displacement: In February 2019, the Special Rapporteur on IDPs travelled to Mexico City to participate as a keynote speaker at the International Encounter of Human Rights Defenders organized by the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights. She emphasised the need to incorporate the Guiding Principles into law and policy and the importance of including IDPs in transitional justice mechanisms and peace processes. 57. Official recognition of forced internal displacement in Mexico: On 11 April 2019, the Secretariat of the Interior in Mexico (Secretaría de Gobernación – SEGOB) and the National Population Council (Consejo Nacional de Población – CONAPO) presented a report entitled “Violence as a Cause of Forced Internal Displacement: Approaches to its analysis in Mexico”. During the presentation, SEGOB’s Sub-Secretary for Human Rights and Population, asserted that the publication of this study represents the official recognition of forced internal displacement in the country. The study highlights the importance of international standards and normative frameworks whilst also adapting to the particularities of the Mexican context. It moreover recognizes the institutional gaps in terms of legislation, prevention and public policies, as well as the need to advance these areas. 14