Laws and Policies The following global and regional documents on internal displacement are available: Global Document (United Nations) The UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (1998) Download the UN Guiding Principles Regional Document (African Union) African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa(2009) Download the Kampala Convention Regional Document (African Union) Protocol on the Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (2006) Download the African IDP Protocol