Over the last several decades, states have demonstrated significant political commitment towards advancing protection and assistance for internally displaced persons. A notable form in which this commitment has been reflected is in the emergence of normative standards, with the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (UNGP) as the guiding text. The fact that the UNGP framework has found expression in the landscape on internal displacement is evidenced at various levels of governance. Within the African context, the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) draws on pertinent normative frameworks, with the UNGP as the leading framework. While this point is often made in general terms, this article focuses on the extent to which the norm on internal displacement has diffused and expanded within the African context.

在过去的几十年中，各州在促进对国内流离失所者的保护和援助方面表现出了重大的政治承诺。体现这一承诺的一个明显形式是规范标准的出现，以联合国《国内流离失所问题指导原则》（UNGP）为指导文本。UNGP框架已在国内流离失所的领域中得到表达，这一事实在各级治理中得到了证明。在非洲范围内，《非洲联盟保护和援助非洲境内流离失所者公约》（《坎帕拉公约》）借鉴了相关的规范性框架，其中以联合国全球契约框架为主导。尽管这一点通常是笼统的，