DISPLACEMENT IN ARMED CONFLICT AND THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS

Compliance with the Importantly, States and relevant non-State armed actors, need to support and cooperate with other actors with law and ensuring the international mandates for the protection of displaced provision of adequate persons such as the UNHCR and the ICRC.6 humanitarian assistance This paper provides an overview of the adverse consequences of displacement on the protection of can help p. [...] The majority of people displaced by conflict today are internally displaced persons who have not left their country of origin, and are not covered by international refugee law.18 Nevertheless, all displaced individuals retain protection under IHL in situations of armed conflict and under IHRL,19 and have the right to enjoy the same rights and freedoms that accrue to other persons in their country,. [...] In addition to international organisations, local authorities, civil society groups and humanitarian organizations can be particularly important for the protection of displaced persons.89 They are often the first actors involved in the protection of the displaced, and can have the local knowledge and expertise to best understand needs and implement effective protection measures.90 Finally, acknowl. [...] For instance, displaced persons are an invaluable resource in making decisions around what sort of assistance and protection is needed, both to prevent displacement and to alleviate the effects of actual displacement.91 The most effective protection mechanisms can include strengthening the capacities and existing self-protection efforts of the displaced themselves.92 The meaningful involvement of. [...] 38 GCIV (n 10) Art 49; Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts, 1125 UNTS 3 (1977), Art 85(4)(a); Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts 1125 UNTS 609 (1977) Art 17; Rome Statute of the Internati.