UNHCR Protection Manual

The Protection Manual is UNHCR's repository of protection policy and guidance. The documents are listed in reverse chronological order.
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  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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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 18 April 2025]
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EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Practical considerations for fair and fast border procedures and solidarity in the European Union

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Practical considerations for fair and fast border procedures and solidarity in the European Union, 15 October 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/polrec/unhcr/2020/en/123361 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate, 26 August 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/123306 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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Aide-Memoire & Glossary of case processing modalities, terms and concepts applicable to RSD under UNHCR's Mandate (The Glossary)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Aide-Memoire & Glossary of case processing modalities, terms and concepts applicable to RSD under UNHCR's Mandate (The Glossary), 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/119486 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection Under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection Under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/1P/4/ENG/REV. 4, April 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2019/en/123881 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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UNHCR Discussion Paper Fair and Fast - Accelerated and Simplified Procedures in the European Union

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Discussion Paper Fair and Fast - Accelerated and Simplified Procedures in the European Union, 25 July 2018, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2018/en/121637 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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UNHCR Preliminary Legal Observations on the Seizure and Search of Electronic Devices of Asylum-Seekers

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Preliminary Legal Observations on the Seizure and Search of Electronic Devices of Asylum-Seekers, 4 August 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/en/118176 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 11 : Prima Facie Recognition of Refugee Status

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 11 : Prima Facie Recognition of Refugee Status, HCR/GIP/15/11, 24 June 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2015/en/105663 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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Summary of Deliberations on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures, Expert Roundtable, 14-15 January 2015, Budapest, Hungary

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Summary of Deliberations on Credibility Assessment in Asylum Procedures, Expert Roundtable, 14-15 January 2015, Budapest, Hungary, 5 May 2015, https://www.refworld.org/reference/confdoc/unhcr/2015/en/104891 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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B010 v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: Factum of the Intervener (UNHCR)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), B010 v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness: Factum of the Intervener (UNHCR), 2 February 2015, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2015/en/108105 [accessed 18 April 2025]
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