United Nations A/58/393 General Assembly Distr.: General 26 September 2003 Original: English 03-53462 (E) 201003 *0353462* Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 117 (c) Human rights questions: human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons* Note by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, Francis Deng, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 56/164 of 19 December 2001 and Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/51 of 23 April 2003. * This document is submitted late so as to include the most up-to-date information possible.