OSCE Self-Assessment Tool for Nations to Increase Preparedness for Cross-Border Implications of Crises
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
“externally displaced persons resulting from natural disasters”, 1.Have the appropriate authorities undertaken an assessment to determine which populations are at risk of displacement by natural hazards and to identify individuals that may need special assistance to move? 2. Have the appropriate authorities consulted with potential receiving States to discuss contingency planning in the event of cross-border displacement? 3. Within the country, is a system in place to facilitate the return of the displaced, including accepting identity documents that may have been issued abroad in the absence of national documentation?; 1. Are clear criteria and procedures in place to identify people who are displaced as a consequence natural disasters, industrial accidents and crises and thus in need of protection and assistance in your country? 2. In the absence of such provisions: are arrangements in place to ensure that such people can access your territory in safety and not be rejected at the border, such as by granting a right to stay on an ad hoc basis? […] 3. Is it ensured that such people are not returned to areas where their life, limb or health would be in danger, or in situations where adequate protection and assistance are absent or cannot be accessed by them in their country of origin? […] 4. Are border-related agencies and other relevant authorities aware of their duties and trained to identify and assist such persons?