The United Nations and host countries are responsible for the preservation of that status, and violation of it, by those inside or outside the camps, jeopardized vulnerablepersons, including women.
States have an obligation to create and maintain adequate measures at the national level, in particular in the fields of education, health and social support, for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons in vulnerable sectors of their populations and to ensure the participation of those among them who are interested in finding a solution to their own problems.
In 2012, the celebration is stressing the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities, as their vulnerable position often makes it difficult for them to assert their rights.