registered in the National Register of Victims. 2. A copy of the Venezuelan national identity card or passport. 3. A copy of the document issued by Colombian or Venezuelan authorities proving marriage or marital union with a Colombian national. 4. A copy of Colombian document of identity of the Colombian spouse or partner. Decreto 1418, September 15, 2015, Por el cual se reglamenta el Decreto 1772 de 2015, “Por medio del cual se establecen disposiciones excepcionales para garantizar la reunificación familiar de los nacionales colombianos deportados, expulsados o retornados como consecuencia de la declaratoria del Estado de Excepción efectuada en la República Bolivariana de Venezuela,” available at: http://wp.presidencia.gov.co/sitios/normativa/decretos/2015/Decretos2015/DECRETO%201814%20DEL%2014%20DE%20SEPTIEMBRE%20DE%202015.pdf. 268. As reported by the IACHR: “With regard to the mass arrival of Colombians and, to a lesser extent, Venezuelans in Colombian territory, the IACHR received information about various measures that are being implemented by the Colombian state, civil society organizations, and international agencies to provide humanitarian assistance and protect the rights of those affected by the grave humanitarian crisis that has unfolded as a result of these mass deportations and returns. The Commission acknowledges the importance of the Colombian state’s response, the emergency financial decrees that have been enacted, and the coordinated efforts of various state entities in delivering prompt assistance to address the extreme vulnerability of those affected by the mass deportations and returns from Venezuela.” Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, Preliminary Observations, Visit to Colombia’s Border with Venezuela, September 28, 2015, available at: http://www.oas. org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2015/109A.asp. 269. Law no. 387 of 1997 highlights that the state is primordially responsible for the adoption of measures to prevent forced displacement, and to assist and protect those internally displaced by violence. The law sets out the rights of the IDP population both before and during displacement, and in the context of durable solutions. It creates an institutional framework to address internal displacement, “National Comprehensive Assistance System for the Displaced Population” comprised of a central coordinating council in charge of planning and advisory tasks, including relevant ministries and high-level officials, and territorial councils to support the law’s implementation at the local level; as well as for securing the necessary budget allocations. In 2004, the Constitutional Court reinforced this responsibility by stating that “from a constitutional point of view, it is imperative to appropriate the budget that is necessary for the full realization of the fundamental rights of displaced persons.” In Decree no. 173 of 1998, the Colombian government adopted the National Plan for Comprehensive Assistance to Populations Displaced by Violence, which aimed to improve implementation of Law no. 387, see also, http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/ IDPersons/Law-and-policymaking_Guide-2013.pdf. See also, M. Small, Challenges to IDP Policy Implementation in Colombia: Executive Summary, available at: http://www.hhh.umn.edu/people/ gfriedemann_sanchez/pdf/Small.pdf. See more, http://www.dps.gov.co/contenido/contenido. aspx?catID=424&conID=1217. 270. June S. Beittel, “Colombia: Background, U.S. Relations, and Congressional Interest,” CSR Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service (November 28, 2012), 25, available at: https:// www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32250.pdf. 271. See also, Roberto Carlos Vidal López, Clara Inés Atehortúa Arredondo, and Jorge Salcedo, “The Effects of Internal Displacement on Host Communities: A Case Study of Suba and Ciudad Bolívar Localities in Bogotá, Colombia,” Brookings Institution-London School of Economics Project BORN IN THE AMERICAS 109