A/HRC/41/40/Add.1 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 8

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