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A UN expert reported on Thursday that reconstruction choices made in light of conflict determine whether “millions of internally displaced persons achieve durable solutions and if societies emerge more inclusive and resilient than before.”
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her report that countries around the world have commenced reconstruction efforts amid devastation from conflict and natural disasters. She warned that in many cases, these efforts occur while violence is still present, to combat the increasing number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
IDPs rely on a patchwork of international and humanitarian laws, some of which include the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement are a set of 30 non-binding international standards advanced by the UN in 1998. Specific attention can be paid to Principle 28, which states that competent authorities have the duty to facilitate reconstruction and establish conditions that allow IDPs to return home voluntarily. It goes further by stating IDP’s should have a voice in this process to ensure proper, all-encompassing reconstruction.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 sets out in its guiding principles that to reduce the disaster risk, we must “build back better.” Drawing on these frameworks, Betancur stated that “the ultimate test of reconstruction is not how many buildings are rebuilt, but whether people can rebuild their lives without fear of being uprooted again.”
The UN expert stated that too often, reconstruction focuses on physical structures and overlooks the individuals whose lives have been torn apart. She added that “there is no universal model for reconstruction.” Instead, reconstruction needs to take a rights-based approach that extends beyond physical structures. A rights-based approach would include measures to ensure safety, revive economic opportunities, reinforce public institutions, and restore the social fabric of affected communities.
Betancur emphasized that when reconstruction focuses only on buildings and budgets, it has the potential to deepen displacement, rather than end it. It can produce cities to which the IDPs cannot return.
Reconstruction has reached an unprecedented scale. Given the increasing frequency and severity of disasters, UN member states are currently developing a legally binding scheme to protect persons in the event of disasters, to be adopted by the end of 2027 at the latest.
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The UN special rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, said in her report that countries around the world have commenced reconstruction efforts amid devastation from conflict and natural disasters. She warned that in many cases, these efforts occur while violence is still present, to combat the increasing number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
IDPs rely on a patchwork of international and humanitarian laws, some of which include the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement are a set of 30 non-binding international standards advanced by the UN in 1998. Specific attention can be paid to Principle 28, which states that competent authorities have the duty to facilitate reconstruction and establish conditions that allow IDPs to return home voluntarily. It goes further by stating IDP’s should have a voice in this process to ensure proper, all-encompassing reconstruction.
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 sets out in its guiding principles that to reduce the disaster risk, we must “build back better.” Drawing on these frameworks, Betancur stated that “the ultimate test of reconstruction is not how many buildings are rebuilt, but whether people can rebuild their lives without fear of being uprooted again.”
The UN expert stated that too often, reconstruction focuses on physical structures and overlooks the individuals whose lives have been torn apart. She added that “there is no universal model for reconstruction.” Instead, reconstruction needs to take a rights-based approach that extends beyond physical structures. A rights-based approach would include measures to ensure safety, revive economic opportunities, reinforce public institutions, and restore the social fabric of affected communities.
Betancur emphasized that when reconstruction focuses only on buildings and budgets, it has the potential to deepen displacement, rather than end it. It can produce cities to which the IDPs cannot return.
Reconstruction has reached an unprecedented scale. Given the increasing frequency and severity of disasters, UN member states are currently developing a legally binding scheme to protect persons in the event of disasters, to be adopted by the end of 2027 at the latest.
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