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IASC Policy Statement on Regroupment in Burundi Statement on humanitarian assistance to forcibly relocated communities in Burundi 19 January 2000   The IASC Principals issued the following assessment of humanitarian assistance to forcibly relocated communities in Burundi:

Different circumstances, people, and issues make every post-conflict reintegration project unique. However, the success of any operation is due, in large part, to the leadership of field staff. Ten fundamental principles, or the “Golden Rules”, were developed to provide strategic guidance to field personnel.

Protection problems are endemic to the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). They arise not only as a cause of flight, but also during displacement and in the search for durable solutions. The objective of the paper is to outline the IASC policy on the protection of internally displaced persons. The IASC emphasizes that the protection of internally displaced persons must be of concern to all humanitarian/development agencies.