Report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, Francis M. Deng, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/56

Reviews the development of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and their increasing use by Governments, regional bodies, international agencies and non-governmental organizations; institutional reforms designed to strengthen the response to internal displacement; country missions undertaken by the Representative this past year; the development and current directions of the Representative's research agenda; progress of the mandate, and a discussion of the importance of addressing the underlying causes of displacement.