together in ensuring that 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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