Protection Field Coordination Toolkit - Chapter 7: Durable Solutions

Chapter 7: Durable Solutions

This chapter is part of the GPC Protection Field Coordination Toolkit. The Toolkit can be used by all Protection Clusters and cluster-like mechanisms – such as Protection Sectors and Protection Working Groups – working within the cluster system framework. This guidance is also available to partners and other organisations who want to understand the principles and practices of protection coordination.

Overview Chapter 7

Durable solutions are the end-goal of the displacement cycle. For internally displaced persons (IDPs), achieving a durable solution means being able to rebuild their lives in safety and dignity, free from the vulnerabilities and rights limitations that came with their displacement.

Solutions are not about “ending displacement” numerically but rather about ending the displacement-related vulnerabilities, ensuring equal access to rights and opportunities, and enabling genuine choice and agency for displaced persons.

This chapter contains:

• A definition of durable solutions and their relevance for IDPs.
• A summary of key global frameworks guiding durable solutions, including the IASC Framework (2010), the Secretary-General’s Action Agenda (2022), and the 2025 Guidance on Solutions to Internal Displacement.
• The roles and responsibilities of the Protection Cluster in supporting durable solutions at strategic and operational levels.
• An overview of the GPC Durable Solutions Guidance for Protection Clusters, with practical entry points and best practice examples.

Toolkit Chapters:

• Ch.1: Humanitarian Coordination Overview 
• Ch.2: Humanitarian Programme Cycle  
• Ch.3: Internal Displacement 
• Ch.4: Protection in Armed Conflict 
• Ch.5: Centrality of Protection 
• Ch.6: Climate, Disaster, and Sudden Onset Emergencies 
• Ch.7: Durable Solutions 
• Ch.8: Cluster Transition, Deactivation and Reform 
• Ch.9: Advocacy and Communication 
• Ch.10: Data Responsibility and Safe Information Management 
• Ch.11: Cross-Cutting Issues (AGD, MPHSS, AAP, PSEA, Protection Mainstreaming) 
• Ch.12: Understanding Programmatic Approaches and Interventions