A/RES/62/153. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2007

• Resolution Number: A/RES/62/153
• Year: 2007
• Session: 62nd
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/62/153

General Assembly Distr.: General

6 March 2008

Sixty-second session

Agenda item 70 (b)

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 18 December 2007

[on the report of the Third Committee (A/62/439/Add.2)]

62/153. Protection of and assistance to internally displaced

persons

The General Assembly

,

Deeply disturbed

by the alarmingly high numbers of internally displaced

persons throughout the world, for reasons including armed conflict, violations of

human rights and natural or human-made disasters, who receive inadequate

protection and assistance, and conscious of the serious challenges that this is

creating for the international community,

Recognizing

that natural disasters are a cause of displacement and that the

consequences of hazards can be prevented or substantially mitigated by integrating

disaster risk reduction strategies into national development policies and

programmes,

Conscious

of the human rights and the humanitarian dimensions of the

problem of internally displaced persons, including in long-term displacement

situations, and the responsibilities of States and the international community to

strengthen further their protection and assistance,

Emphasizing

that States have the primary responsibility to provide protection

and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction as well as to

address the root causes of the displacement problem in appropriate cooperation with

the international community,

Noting

the growing awareness of the international community of the issue of

internally displaced persons worldwide and the urgency of addressing the root

causes of their displacement and finding durable solutions, including voluntary

return in safety and with dignity, or local integration,

Recalling

the relevant norms of international human rights law, international

humanitarian law and international refugee law, and recognizing that the protection

of internally displaced persons has been strengthened by identifying, reaffirming

and consolidating specific standards for their protection, in particular through the

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement,

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1 E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex.