HUMANITY AMIDSTCONFLICTS 52 PRESENTATION OF WORKSHOP OUTPUTS Group I DISPLACED CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICTS Rapporteur: Ms. Cecille de Joya Ms. De Joyapresented her group’s report. Cited as example is the issue of CARHRIHL where the Moro Islamic Liberation Front dc Gapsand Issues: not adhere to the Memorandum ofAgreement 1) There is not enough attention given to So, their recommendations are focussed or Internally Displaced Persons in Communist development,institutionalization of systems anc Party of the Philippines/New Peoples Army structuresfor the protection of IDPs. areas. This meansthatthereis little gap between addressingthe issues. Those areas in Recommendations: Mindanao as comparedto the areas where the 1) Passageof IDPBill and IHLBill into laws that armedconflict between the NPA and military will address the issues. This means the with less attention. identified gaps are assured to be protected; 2) Lack and sometimes absence of basic Education to spread information and necessities and services. This meansthe pre, knowledge: the actual and the post basic services that a. using CARHRIHL toraise the issue of IDPs should be provided to the victims in the andtheirprotection in areas with Government communities affected by armedconflict. of the Republic of the Philippines-Nationa! Democratic Front conflict; 3) Security and protection including the material b. develop people’s initiatives; security. 4) Children in armed conflict andissues regarding 3) Reiteration of what organization have been gender violence. There are also incidences of doing with regard IDPissues, such as: gender-biased occurrences in evacuation a. with the agencies like the Departmento7 centers. Health and DepartmentSocial Welfare anc 5) Lack of competent governmentaction. This has been a perennial problem. Unlike other disasters, like the natural disasters, the continuously working and coordinating Development; b. propose agreement with the Nationa! government has complete structures and Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) mechanismsto address these displacements. which wasthe capacity, on continuous But due to the armed conflict, it seems that the monitoringofthesituation. governmenthas a pragmatic approach on how to address theissuesofthe internally displaced persons whoare affected by armed conflict. 6) Lack of legal provisions and subsequent implementation of laws that will be in place. c. expand IDP protection network and supporters; and d. make some noise which would propagat= or make the issue of IDPs it self in evacuation centers;