government actors. SECURITY AND REFERRAL PATHWAYS AGAINST VIOLENCE Camp security and safety must be prioritized by the government security forces, civilian police, and camp management agencies. Security forces may be deployed in close proximity to, but not inside, the IDP settlement areas178. The civilian and humanitarian character of evacuation and transition camps should be respected at all times, and militarization of the IDP sites is prohibited179. Government protection providers such as the DSWD should link with other evacuation sites to ensure that all family members are accounted for and all separated and unaccompanied children are returned to their families. Referral pathways addressing issues of gender-based violence (i.e. rape, domestic violence, prostitution), child protection (i.e. child abuse, child labor, recruitment of children to armed violence), and trafficking of persons, must be deliberated and publicized by the government and non-government service providers to ensure that women, children, and other persons of vulnerability are protected and are free from harm, abuse, and exploitation, and their concerns are addressed at the soonest possible time. Family reunification particularly for separated and unaccompanied children should be prioritized by government and non-government protection service providers. Community organizers in safe spaces -- such as women and child friendly spaces – can serve as links in proving identities and reuniting families of those who were separated due to the displacement. Long-Term ● Advocate for ‘multiple grounds of discrimination’ clauses in national constitutions and in United Nations treaty mechanisms in order to open up space for courts and committees to fully address the unique discrimination faced by women living at the intersection of several identities. Remedying the discrimination requires understanding its origins. ● Respecting our diverse identities and privileges as women allows us to build our power as a movement based on our strengths and diversity. ● This entails ensuring that women of all identities have a space and voice to determine our agendas. Similarly, it suggests that we can use our privilege in strategic ways. Identity is a relative concept; at any given time, we are operating from some position of power, whether it is our experience, ability, class, race, age or sexuality. We can work towards holistic and powerful solutions from the places where our relative privileges intersect. ● Policy Recommendations: International, National, and Local o Yogyakarta Principles o Bangsamoro Basic Law o IDP Bill to pass180 ● Understanding the jurisdictional challenges posed by the separation of functions between national executive agencies and executive agencies of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and considering that the current critical situation covers the areas of Region X and the ARMM, the Commission urges the national executive agencies and the ARMM Regional Government and its attached agencies to work 178 179 180 IOM, Camp Management Toolkit, 2015, p.369. Ibid., p.370. http://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/basic_17/HB02282.pdf 35