UNHCR Protection Manual

The Protection Manual is UNHCR's repository of protection policy and guidance. The documents are listed in reverse chronological order.
  2. B. Refugee Protection
    B.
  3. C. Asylum and Migration
  4. D. Protection in Mass Influx Situations / Emergency Response
  5. E. International Solidarity / Burden-sharing / Responsibility-sharing / Comprehensive Approach
    E.
  6. F. Specific Protection Priorities
  7. G. Durable Solutions
  8. H. Statelessness
  9. I. Internally Displaced Persons
  10. J. Global Protection Cluster
  11. K. Displacement related to Climate Change and Disasters
    K.
  12. L. Human Rights
    L.
  13. M. Other Operational Guidance
  14. N. Miscellaneous
    N.
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Climate change impacts and cross-border displacement: International refugee law and UNHCR’s mandate

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Climate change impacts and cross-border displacement: International refugee law and UNHCR’s mandate, 12 December 2023, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2023/en/147540 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Assessing serious disturbances to public order under the 1969 OAU Convention, including in the context of disasters, environmental degradation and the adverse effects of climate change

Cleo Hansen-Lohrey, Assessing serious disturbances to public order under the 1969 OAU Convention, including in the context of disasters, environmental degradation and the adverse effects of climate change, PPLA/2023/01, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 27 September 2023, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/unhcr/2023/en/124351 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Statement on the interpretation of Article 5(3) of the EU Qualification Directive regarding subsequent applications for international protection based on sur place religious conversion

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Statement on the interpretation of Article 5(3) of the EU Qualification Directive regarding subsequent applications for international protection based on sur place religious conversion, 3 February 2023, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2023/en/124211 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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General Policy on Personal Data Protection and Privacy

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), General Policy on Personal Data Protection and Privacy, 20 December 2022, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2022/en/124207 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Legal considerations on the roles and responsibilities of States in relation to rescue at sea, non-refoulement, and access to asylum

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations on the roles and responsibilities of States in relation to rescue at sea, non-refoulement, and access to asylum, 1 December 2022, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2022/en/124184 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of M.I. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 56390/21) before the European Court of Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of M.I. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 56390/21) before the European Court of Human Rights, October 2022, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2022/en/124169 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Good Practices Paper - Action 1: Resolving Existing Major Situations of Statelessness

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Good Practices Paper - Action 1: Resolving Existing Major Situations of Statelessness, 16 August 2022, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2022/en/124144 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Effective processing of asylum applications: Practical considerations and practices

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Effective processing of asylum applications: Practical considerations and practices, March 2022, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2022/en/124059 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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UNHCR Guidelines on International Legal Standards Relating to Decent Work for Refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Guidelines on International Legal Standards Relating to Decent Work for Refugees, July 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2021/en/123889 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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Annex to UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection: Policies and practices related to the externalization of international protection

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Annex to UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection: Policies and practices related to the externalization of international protection, 28 May 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2021/en/123811 [accessed 16 April 2024]
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