Background Photographs acknowledgment to: •Keith Bacongco - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitoy adimir Hernandez - http://www.flickr.com/photos/amir_ershad
Awareness Module Presented by HECTOR MIÑOZA
United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal a rights-based approach to development Displacement
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To promote the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (UNGPID) as enabling policy environment
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To understand the rights-based approach as a vision of development towards the universal realization of human rights and freedom
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To value the relationship between a rights-based approach to development and the Right to Development
Objectives of this section
UNGPID synopsis
Guiding Principles
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sections
1. General Principles 2. Principles to protection from displacement 3. Principles relating to during displacement 4. Principles relating to humanitarian assistance 5. Principles relating to return, resettlement and reintegration
General Principles •
IDPs have equal rights and equal opportunities as all other persons
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IDPs have special needs
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IDPs are composed of vulnerable groups
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IDPs shall not be discriminated against as a result of their having been displaced.
Protection from displacement •
Prohibition against arbitrary displacement
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Identifying alternative to displacement
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Consultation with affected parties
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Minimizing displacement and its adverse effects
Protection during displacement •
Enhancing protection of physical security and freedom of movement
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Preserving family and community
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Protecting economic, social, and cultural rights
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Protecting basic freedom
Humanitarian assistance •
Responsibilities of authorities
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Role of the humanitarian assistance organization
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Protection role and security of humanitarian personnel
Return, resettlement & integration •
Right to return and resettlement
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Protection from discriminatory treatment
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Right to return of property or compensation
What does it mean to be
Internally Displaced Persons
vulnerable
“…are persons or group of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights and natural or human-made UN Guiding Principles disaster, and whoParagraph have not 2 Introduction, crossed international borders.”
Why are IDPs particularly vulnerable?
vulnerability factors… The social organization of displaced communities may have been destroyed or damaged by the act of physical is placement; family groups may be separated or disrupted; women may be forced to assume non-traditional roles or face particular vulnerabilities.
vulnerability factors… Internally displaced persons may lack identity documents essential to receiving benefits or legal recognition; in some cases, fearing persecution, displaced persons have sometimes got rid of such documents.
vulnerability factors…
Internally displaced populations, and especially groups like children, the elderly, or pregnant women, may experience profound psychosocial distress related to displacement.
The IDPs are the most vulnerable groups, they are in need of security, they are the rights holders - who have the rights as well to claim protection from the government
The IDPs - are Rights Holders • Rights do not exist in a vacuum, they involve corresponding obligations in the rights holders themselves. • The responsibilities of rights holders include respecting and defending the rights of others, seeking the well being of all and support justice and
The IDPs - are Rights Holders • Rights holders need appropriate capacities to claim and exercise their rights fully and responsibly. • One of the most important capacities for people to claim and exercise human rights (even when these are recognized by law), is when they know of such rights.
UNGPID Universal Rights • IDPs have the same rights and responsibilities as all other persons. • IDPs have special needs. • IDPs are composed of vulnerable groups. • IDPs shall not be discriminated against as a result of their having been
The State - as “duty bearers” • The duty-bearers are those with responsibilities in the realization of rights claimed. • In the legal approach to human rights and human development, the State is often to be the sole duty bearer.
State Obligations as “duty bearers” The State should not directly violate the rights of its citizens (obligation to respect), it should protect its citizens from violations committed by others (obligation to protect), and it should facilitate and promote the full exercise of rights by its citizens, becoming a direct provider in exceptional circumstances (obligation to fulfill).
Human miseries and sufferings provide opportunities not only for recovery and reconstruction but also to look into what went wrong and improve the system to reduce the chances of their recurrence in future
Pre-Emergency Prior to displacement •Early warning •Preparedness
Emergency Response DISASTER IMPACT
During displacement •Emergency assessment •Relief operation
Assessment Coordination Info Management Resource Mobilization Linkages
Mitigation •Development
Prevention
Return, Resettlement & Integration •Rehabilitation •Reconstruction
Post-Emergency
“We are entering a new era of human security where the entire concept of security will change and change dramatically. Security will be interpreted as security of the people, not just security of territory, security of individuals, not just security of their nations; security through development, not security through arms, security of all the people everywhere – in their home, in their job, in their streets, in their communities, in their environment.”
Dr. Mahbub Ul Haq United Nations Development Programme
Rights-Based Approach to Development: Two Basic Facts about the IDPs 1. All IDPs are not the same and any single IDP group is not homogeneous.
2. IDPs are people with strengths and capacities on which to build emergency programming responses.
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Synergy & Partnership between
Transition safety net + self-reliance = Integrated relief and development
We can change for the good and happiness of all….
namaskar!
Thank you
Background Photographs acknowledgment to: •Keith Bacongco - http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitoy •Vladimir Hernandez - http://www.flickr.com/photos/amir_ershad