The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2) estate and compile human rights and humanitarian law relevant to internally displaced persons.

The Guiding Principles are 30 standards that outline the protections available to internally displaced people (IDPs). They detail the rights and guarantees relevant to the protection of IDPs from forced displacement to their protection and assistance during displacement up to the achievement of durable solutions.