Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons

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United Nations mandate human rights mechanism special procedure of the UN Commission on Human Rights

The Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons is a high-level United Nations mandate holder responsible for advocating for the protection, rights, and assistance of people displaced within their own countries by conflict, violence, or disasters.

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Label	Occurrences
Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations mandate ⓘ human rights mechanism ⓘ special procedure of the UN Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
aimsTo	improve assistance to internally displaced persons ⓘ promote protection of internally displaced persons ⓘ promote respect for the rights of internally displaced persons ⓘ
appliesTo	internally displaced persons ⓘ
appointedBy	United Nations Secretary-General NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith	United Nations agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ international organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ
createdBy	United Nations Commission on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Secretary-General NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstHolder	Francis M. Deng NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	conflict-induced internal displacement ⓘ displacement caused by development projects ⓘ displacement caused by generalized violence ⓘ displacement caused by human rights violations ⓘ displacement caused by natural disasters ⓘ
hasDuty	advise United Nations bodies ⓘ conduct country visits ⓘ engage in dialogue with governments ⓘ engage with non-state actors ⓘ mainstream internal displacement issues in UN activities ⓘ prepare thematic and country reports ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	mandate of the United Nations Secretary-General ⓘ resolutions of the UN Commission on Human Rights ⓘ resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council ⓘ
hasRank	high-level UN official ⓘ
hasScope	assistance to internally displaced persons ⓘ durable solutions for internally displaced persons ⓘ human rights of internally displaced persons ⓘ prevention of arbitrary displacement ⓘ protection of internally displaced persons ⓘ
hasTemporalExtent	1992–2010 ⓘ
notableHolder	Francis M. Deng NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United Nations human rights mechanisms NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations system NERFINISHED ⓘ
promotes	Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations Commission on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorMandate	UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesInstrument	Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement NERFINISHED ⓘ
worksWithinFrameworkOf	international human rights law ⓘ international humanitarian law ⓘ international refugee law (by analogy) ⓘ

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Francis Deng → positionHeld → Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons ⓘ