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.
Factsheet: Second Anniversary of the Action Agenda and Joint Statement
Photo: A young girl stands by her tent in the Warga Dalal camp in Zakho, northern Iraq. ©OCHA/Iason Athanasiadi
About Us
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.
More about the work of the Office of the Special Adviser
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. In 2024, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Action Agenda, a Factsheet is released.
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)
Latest updates
PROGRESS 2024: Periodic Global Report on the State of Solutions to Internal Displacement
Produced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the PROGRESS 2024 report is the second global report on the state of solutions to internal displacement.
Remarks by the Special Adviser at the Member States briefing December 2024
The Special Adviser undertook his final briefing of Member States in December 2024, reporting on progress but calling on action to take the agenda forward.
Financing solutions to internal displacement: Bridging humanitarian aid and development finance
The policy brief explores the pivotal role of development finance in addressing the challenges faced by internally displaced persons and supporting the implementation of solutions to internal displacement.
2024 Global Report on Internal Displacement
The 2024 edition presents data and analysis behind the 75.9 million people living in internal displacement as of the end of 2023 and includes insights into the risk, scale and impacts of internal displacement.