Desplaslados en colombia

PROTECTING THE DISPLACED IN COLOMBIA: THE ROLE Of MuNICIPAL AuThORITIES
Summary Report

Convened by: The Universidad de los Andes The Brookings Institution – University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Acción Social
Bogota, Colombia 14 November 2008

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About the PublicAtion
the Brookings-Bern Project on InternalDisplacement, the Universidad de los Andes, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and Acción Social jointly convened a seminar on the role of municipal authorities in addressing the needs of the internally displaced, held in Bogota, Colombia, on 14 November 2008. the seminar brought together mayors, representatives of municipal governments, experts on internal displacement, and academicresearchers to discuss the challenges of responding to the needs of internally displaced persons. this report was put together by Elizabeth ferris, Co-director of the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement.

Design: miki@ultradesigns.com

Protecting the DisPlaceD in colombia: the role of municiPal authorities
summary rePort
Bogota, Colombia 14 November 2008

The Brookings Institution –University of Bern Project on Internal Displacement

This workshop was generously supported by the Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Municipal authorities discuss the challenges of responding to the needs of the displaced during small working group sessions.

table of contents
v List of AcronyMs vii foreword ix introduction suMMAry ofProceedings welcome walter Kälin, representative of the secretary-general on the Human rights of internally displaced Persons (rsg) Jean-noel wetterwald, unHcr the study Paola carvajal, secretaria desarrollo social, Alcaldía de Bucaramanga Jader garcía Marín, Alcaldía de san carlos working groups closing Actions

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17 Annex i: PuBLic PoLicies to Assist internALLy disPLAcedPersons: tHe roLe of MuniciPAL AutHorities 56 Annex ii: stAteMent of JeAn-noeL wetterwALd, rePresentAtive of tHe un HigH coMMissioner for refugees in coLoMBiA 60 Annex iii: worKing grouP rePorts 65 Annex iv: List of PArticiPAnts

Municipal authorities discuss the challenges of responding to the needs of the displaced during small working group sessions.

list of acronyms

Conpes CNAIPDNational Council for Economic and Social Policy (El Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social) National Council for Comprehensive Assistance to People Displaced by Violence (Consejo Nacional para la Atención Integral a la Población Desplazada por la Violencia) National Department of Planning (Departamento Nacional de Planeación) Emergency Humanitarian Assistance National Fund of Perquisites(Fondo Nacional de Regalías) Industrial and commercial tax (El impuesto de industria y comercio) Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar) International Committee of the Red Cross Internally displaced person Agustin Codazzi Geographical Institute (Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi) International Humanitarian Law Colombian Institute for Rural DevelopmentNetwork for Overcoming Extreme Poverty (la Red para la Superación de la Pobreza Extrema) National Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación Nacional) Ministry of the Interior and Justice (Ministerio del Interior y Justicia) Non-governmental organizations Unified Comprehensive Plan (Plan Integrales Únicos) Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Human Rights of Internally DisplacedPersons Central Registry of Abandoned Properties (Registro Único de Predios Abandonados del INCODER)

DNP EHA FNR ICA ICBF ICRC IDP IGAC IHL INCODER JUNTOS MEN MIJ NGOs PIU RSG RUP

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RUPD RUT SENA SGPP SGSSS SNAIPD

Central Registry for the Displaced Population (Registro Único de Población Desplazada) Central Tax Registry (Registro Único Tributario) National...