A young girl stands by her tent

In Focus: Action Agenda on Internal Displacement

Following the report of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, the Secretary-General decided to develop an Action Agenda on Internal Displacement that would set out steps to better resolve, prevent, and address internal displacement crises.

The Action Agenda includes 31 concrete commitments by the UN system, and also makes calls to Member States, International Financial Institutions, and other actors.

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Photo: A young girl stands by her tent in the Warga Dalal camp in Zakho, northern Iraq. ©OCHA/Iason Athanasiadi

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Background

The Office of the Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement was established to mobilize action on protracted displacement and catalyze a change in approach in how the UN system and other actors engage on this issue.

 

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One photo is of the UN Secretary-General with Mr. Piper, another is of Mr. Piper at a press briefing.

Special Adviser

Mr. Robert Piper took up the post of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement in June 2022. Prior to taking up this post, Mr. Piper served as Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination.

 

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Launch of the Action Agenda

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement was launched on 24 June 2022.

 

Message from the UN Secretary-General on the Action Agenda on Internal Displacement. (00:01:46)

 

Press Conference by Mr. Robert Piper, the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement, on the launch of the Secretary-General's Action Agenda on Internal Displacement. (00:19:36)

 

Launch of the Action Agenda. The UN Secretary-General, senior UN leaders, Ambassadors, a former member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, and IDPs themselves talk about the Action Agenda; reflecting on how we reached this moment, why the Action Agenda is so important, and next steps from here. (00:42:54)

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