Resolutions of the Human Rights Council, previous Commission on Human Rights, and the General Assembly on internally displaced persons

The Human Rigths Council and the previous Commission on Human Rights have adopted annual resolutions on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and frequent resolutions on “Human rights and mass exodus” concerning both IDPs and refugees. Similarly, the General Assembly has passed frequent resolutions on IDPs and on mass exodus. These resolutions are listed below.

Both the Human Rights Council (and previous Commission) and the General Assembly have also passed many resolutions on other topics that are relevant to IDPs. In 2005, the Office of the High Commissioner produced a thematic compilation (E/CN.4/2005/80/Add.1) of resolutions and reports to the Commission on Human Rights relevant to refugees and IDPs from 1994-2004.

Resolutions of the Human Rights Council/Commission on Human Rights of internally displaced persons

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Resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights on “Human rights and mass exodus”*

* Partial list

Resolutions of the General Assembly on internally displaced persons

Resolutions of the General Assembly on “Human rights and mass exodus”*

* Partial list