Report of the World Commission on Forced Displacement

Report of the World Commission on Forced Displacement Report of the World Commission on Forced Displacement B Letter from the Chairs December 2018 The mission of the World Commission on Forced Displacement and the Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership that convened the World Commission and its Steering Committee which we have had the honor to serve, is the pursuit, in practical ways, of a fai. [...] While recognizing the essential nature of rights, services and support for the safety and survival of the displaced, fairness, management of the various com- munity impacts of large numbers of new forcibly displaced arrivals and the im- plementation and capturing of the benefits of development, a central focus of the Report of the Commission is the potential for development and the methods and mec. [...] Also of importance in the proposal is the fact that, instead of making the public expenditure in the hope that the private sector will then find the environment and terms to its liking, the transactional procedure would normally have the Merchant Bank commit to the arrangements as part of a contract for the investment, including the participation of the private sector that is sought. [...] The adequacy of the rights to meet the need and the consistency of compliance and enforcement are extremely important matters for more detailed review than is the mission of the Commission. [...] Fairness to largely faultless displaced and hosts, basic human rights and human safety call for attention to the vulnerabilities and needs of the displaced – and to the special needs of women, children, the disabled and the aged.