The convention sets out for the first time the obligations of both African states and armed rebel groups to prevent displacement and to provide basic rights for those who are uprooted by wars and natural disasters.

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Bibiana Ortiz, a researcher with the Center for Human Rights and Displacement, the leading Colombian-based nongovernmental research group, says that number tops 5.3 million, due to those who are not registered as displaced.

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The Council members voiced their "deep concerns over the serious violations of human rights that took place and the displacement of tens of thousands of civilians".

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The World Conference on Human Rights recognizes that gross violations of human rights, including in armed conflicts, are among the multiple and complex factors leading to displacement of people.

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