Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons

Commends the representative of the Secretary-General for the activities undertaken so far, despite the limited resources available to him, and for the catalytic role he continues to play in raising the level of consciousness about the plight of internally displaced persons; encourages the representative of the Secretary-General to continue his analysis of the causes of internal displacement, the needs of those displaced, measures of prevention and ways to increase protection, assistance and solutions for internally displaced persons, including their safe return and to continue to pay specific attention in his review to the protection and assistance needs of women and children, bearing in mind the relevant strategic objective in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of the 4th World Conference on Women; welcomes the efforts to establish a global information system on internally displaced persons, as advocated by the representative of the Secretary-General, and encourages the members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to continue to collaborate in those efforts.

Adopted without vote, 83rd meeting

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Adopted at the 83rd plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1999.