Seventeen years after the first wave of displacement, it is estimated that 88,000 vulnerable internally displaced persons in Serbia remain with displacement related needs and lack durable solutions. in my capacity as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (idPs), i had the opportunity to undertake an official visit to Serbia in october 2013. At the time, i was struck by the living conditions of idPs fifteen years after fleeing from Kosovo1, and urged the government of Serbia to pay greater attention to idPs, including in terms of their access to documentation, housing, employment opportunities and health care. i returned to Serbia to undertake a follow-up visit in September 2016, three years after my first visit there, to assess progress made on my recommendations.