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d.
Sexual and gender based violence in all its forms, notably rape,
enforced prostitution, sexual exploitation and harmful practices, slavery,
recruitment of children and their use in hostilities, forced labour and
human trafficking and smuggling; and
e.
Starvation.
States Parties shall:
a.
Take necessary measures to ensure that internally displaced persons
are received, without discrimination of any kind and live in satisfactory
conditions of safety, dignity and security;
b. Provide internally displaced persons to the fullest extent practicable and
with the least possible delay, with adequate humanitarian assistance,
which shall include food, water, shelter, medical care and other health
services, sanitation, education, and any other necessary social services,
and where appropriate, extend such assistance to local and host
communities;
c.
Provide special protection for and assistance to internally displaced
persons with special needs, including separated and unaccompanied
children, female heads of households, expectant mothers, mothers with
young children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities or with
communicable diseases;
d.
Take special measures to protect and provide for the reproductive and
sexual health of internally displaced women as well as appropriate
psycho-social support for victims of sexual and other related abuses;
e.
Respect and ensure the right to seek safety in another part of the State
and to be protected against forcible return to or resettlement in any
place where their life, safety, liberty and/or health would be at risk;
f.
Guarantee the freedom of movement and choice of residence of
internally displaced persons, except where restrictions on such
movement and residence are necessary, justified and proportionate to
the requirements of ensuring security for internally displaced persons or
maintaining public security, public order and public health;
g.
Respect and maintain the civilian and humanitarian character of the
places where internally displaced persons are sheltered and safeguard
such locations against infiltration by armed groups or elements and
disarm and separate such groups or elements from internally displaced
persons;
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