all IDPs are covered and accounted for in the provision of humanitarian assistance and
protection services.
● Consultation with IDPs is a vital part in any humanitarian assistance. Local government
units and national government agencies involved in the relief effort and return,
transitional shelter, and permanent resettlement activities are made aware of the
following international humanitarian and human rights standards and reminded of their
legal obligations under Philippine law to consult with affected communities.
Conclusion
Humanitarian response to disasters is beyond bringing human-rights principles and policies on
the table. It requires ideological, behavioral, and cultural shifts as much as technically sound
programming. The complexity of the challenges posed by historical, cultural, political, economic,
and environmental factors demand analyses that simultaneously provide detailed, nuanced
information, and an engaged society for equality and justice. Intersectionality is one tool; another
is the activation of policies on the smallest level of government institution. Just as there are no
human rights without women’s rights, there are no human rights without children’s rights,
indigenous peoples’ rights, the rights of the disabled, of people the LGBTI community, just to
name a few. If our baseline analysis and initial monitoring assessment do not begin with a
complete picture of the economic, social, political and cultural situation, then our interventions
and programs cannot possibly achieve their full potential.
Hence, the Commission urges all stakeholders, especially local government units, relevant
housing and legal authorities, the police, and other government agencies, as well as nongovernment service providers, to adopt the standards and guidelines contained in this advisory.
The Commission may convene a hearing to monitor the compliance with the laws and
standards prescribed in this advisory. Furthermore, the Commission, particularly CHRP Region X
Office, is on the ground for monitoring based on the constitutional mandate of the Commission
to protect human rights, and specific notices may be issued for this purpose.
Recalling the CHR Human Rights Advisory and Guidelines 2014-004 on the Human Rights
Standards on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Zamboanga Crisis, the commission is also
determined to instill just and dignified treatment of displaced persons during the time of
displacement until they reach durable solutions in the Marawi City Crisis.
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