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STORY: OHCHR / DISPLACED HUMAN RIGHTS
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 JUNE 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
RECENT - GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
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27 JUNE 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, United Nations:
“It is an all of government role, all of society approach that needs to be done. And here I really recommend, very highly, community approaches for reintegration; but that will also need a developmental approach in order to enable a very constructive approach, or a constructive way forward for society, in terms of not just the reintegration of the internally displaced persons but as well as for the social cohesion that would necessarily involve host communities.”
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3. Med shot, Jimenez-Damary at Human Rights Council
27 JUNE 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gildo Garza Herrera, Mexican journalist:
“What the Mexican government needs to do is to recognise the internal displacement, the massive displacement of people – that not only exists as a result of land or religious conflict but also because of a humanitarian crisis which exists since 2006 caused by the war on narcotic-trafficking.”
5. Wide shot, Cleto Kunda walking
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Cleto Kunda, NGO Director from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) communities in South Sudan:
“The support that people need in South Sudan in general, is they are lacking the basic services, such as health and education for their children; because living in an IDP camp is difficult for a child to attain a good education. So, the IDPs actually need to be looked at seriously in terms of the basic services.”
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7. Zoom in, children on a truck (Courtesy EPA photo)
27 JUNE 2018, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Orpha Ibrahim, Nigeria:
“The reason that I am alive now, I’m surviving, is because of the support from the other bodies, like humanitarian bodies, like Christian Aid, like UN, [UN]HCR. So, as they are helping I want the Nigerian government too to look into the situation and see that we are its people, we are the people of that country, what will they do?”
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9. Tilt down, child (Courtesy EPA photo)
In a report to the Human Rights Council, UN independent expert on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary said states have the responsibility to integrate internally displaced persons back into their communities.
Jimenez-Damary said host communities and the displaced need to be consulted in the reintegration process.
SOUNDBITE (English) Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, United Nations:
“It is an all of government role, all of society approach that needs to be done. And here I really recommend, very highly, community approaches for reintegration; but that will also need a developmental approach in order to enable a very constructive approach, or a constructive way forward for society, in terms of not just the reintegration of the internally displaced persons but as well as for the social cohesion that would necessarily involve host communities.”
Participants at an event held in the margins of the Human Rights Council heard first hand from victims who have been internally displaced.
Nigerian citizen Orpha Ibrahim said her family experienced repeated attacks from Boko Haram. She said women and children are affected the most from such attacks because the men normally flee as they are the main targets.
SOUNDBITE (English) Orpha Ibrahim, Nigeria:
“The reason that I am alive now, I’m surviving, is because of the support from the other bodies, like humanitarian bodies, like Christian Aid, like UN, [UN]HCR. So, as they are helping I want the Nigerian government too to look into the situation and see that we are its people, we are the people of that country, what will they do?”
A Mexican journalist, facing threats and attacks called on his government to acknowledge other factors leading to internal displacements.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Gildo Garza Herrera, Mexican journalist:
“What the Mexican government needs to do is to recognise the internal displacement, the massive displacement of people – that not only exists as a result of land or religious conflict but also because of a humanitarian crisis which exists since 2006 caused by the war on narcotic-trafficking.”
The UN Human Rights Council marked the 20th anniversary of the Guiding Principles on internal Displacement through a panel discussion with a focus on the achievements, best practises and challenges.
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