The mission will attempt to:

• obtain an update of the locations and status of return and reintegration of displaced populations in Angola;

• assess the nature and magnitude of the assistance and protection needs of internally displaced persons, particularly with regard to displaced women and children;

• review the operational capacity of UN agencies and other humanitarian actors on the ground to respond to such needs, with a view to identifying any gaps in the humanitarian response to the assistance and protection needs;

• review existing institutional arrangements within and between the UN agencies, the Red Cross Movement, NGOs and the Government, with a view to assessing whether these adequately address the protection and humanitarian needs of internally displaced persons, in particular women and children, in a coherent and efficient manner;

• evaluate any directly related issues that may affect the international response to the needs of internally displaced persons;

• make recommendations to concerned agencies, organisations and the Government for future action;

• identify the broader systemic problems affecting the international response to internally displaced persons generally.