HON. LEAH C. TANODRA-ARMAMENTO Co-Focal Commissioner Center for Crisis, Conflict, and Humanitarian Protection * MESSAGE* At the outset, allow me to congratulate the CHR-AECID Fortaleza Project Team, the CHRUNHCR Project Team, the CHR IDP Technical Working Group, and the Center for Crisis, Conflict, and Humanitarian Protection (CCCHP) for their dedication and untiring effort in coming out with this User’s Guide. The recent natural disasters, conflict, and development aggression which affected our country necessitated extraordinary vigilance on the part of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to adequately and fully address these incidents, in accordance with its mandate. This User’s Guide is a timely valuable tool that we can use in ensuring that Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) situations are identified, documented, compiled, analyzed, and properly evaluated. Its full utilization will help the Commission in coming up with workable, practical, and timely policies to ensure that the human rights of IDPs are amply protected. The data gathered will provide adequate documentation to ensure proper coordination within the CHR machinery and with other agencies. I earnestly request all CHR employees, other government agencies, and even the general public to give their utmost cooperation and support to ensure the success of this project. Thank you very much and may God bless us all! v