Empowering Displaced Families in the Philippines
Empowering Displaced Families in the Philippines
UNHCR established and assumed leadership of the Protection Cluster in situations of natural disasters in response to the emergency caused by typhoons in the Philippines in 2009 and with internally displaced persons and communities affected by armed conflict since 2010.
UNHCR efforts seek to support and reinforce national mechanisms and responses to the needs and for the protection of internally displaced people in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on International Displacement and relevant international instruments, including International Humanitarian Law.
UNHCR supports initiatives of national authorities to prevent displacement and create enabling conditions that address the root causes, and ensure the attainment of durable solutions for internally displaced people, the protection of human rights, and the peaceful resolution of disputes.