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IDP protocol signed

    NAIROBI

    A protocol establishing a Framework for Consultation and Protection of Internally Displaced Persons was signed by the Burundi human rights minister, Eugene Nindorera, and the UN humanitarian coordinator, Georg Charpentier last week, OCHA-Burundi reported. It said the framework was aimed at providing an open and transparent forum to discuss issues related to IDPs focusing on: access and protection, devising appropriate preventive measures, assessment and follow-up on alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law. Rapid intervention mechanisms will be formulated through joint evaluation missions; support to existing structures and the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.

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