The Special Rapporteur submits annual thematic reports to the June session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and to the General Assembly (GA) in October. Thematic reports document the Special...

1. Promoting Respect for the Human Rights of the Internally Displaced Advocacy. The Special Rapporteur engages Governments, international organizations, and also NGOs and other non-state actors as...

Who are internally displaced persons? According to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement , internally displaced persons (also known as "IDPs") are "persons or groups of persons who have been...

Natural disasters are among the leading causes of internal displacement world-wide. This includes sudden-onset events such as tsunamis, earthquakes, and mudslides, as well as more insidious phenomena...

Dr. Beyani was appointed as Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons by the Human Rights Council in September 2010 and exercised his functions from November 2010 until...

Recalling the New York Declaration on Refugees and Migrants, and the 2017 UN GA Third Committee Resolution on the Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons, the Rapporteur, in an...

On 17 April 2018, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement , the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, the United Nations High...

The Human Rights Council (as well as the previous Commission on Human Rights) and the General Assembly have regularly adopted resolutions on internally displaced persons (IDPs) or on “Human rights and...

Global campaign to raise awareness of internal displacement worldwide To raise awareness of the global phenomenon of internal displacement, eight international organisations are combining their voices...

The Human Rights Council appointed the first Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in September 2010, with the same functions as the former Representative of...