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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Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action

Global Protection Cluster (GPC), Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, 2012, https://www.refworld.org/reference/manuals/gpc/2012/97799 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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UNHCR comments on the European Commission's Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast) COM (2011) 319 final

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR comments on the European Commission's Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast) COM (2011) 319 final, January 2012, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2012/84869 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Refugee Protection and International Migration: Achievements, Challenges and Lessons Learned from UNHCR's 10-Point Plan Project

Tim Howe, Refugee Protection and International Migration: Achievements, Challenges and Lessons Learned from UNHCR's 10-Point Plan Project, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), January 2012, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2012/84879 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast)

European Union: Council of the European Union, Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast), OJ L. 337/9-337/26; 20.12.2011, 2011/95/EU, 20 December 2011, https://www.refworld.org/legal/reglegislation/council/2011/84781 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Summary Conclusions: Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea - how best to respond? Expert Meeting in Djibouti, 8 to 10 November 2011

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Summary Conclusions: Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea - how best to respond? Expert Meeting in Djibouti, 8 to 10 November 2011, 5 December 2011, https://www.refworld.org/reference/confdoc/unhcr/2011/83790 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Note on Suspension of "General Cessation" Declarations in respect of particular persons or groups based on acquired rights to family unity

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Note on Suspension of "General Cessation" Declarations in respect of particular persons or groups based on acquired rights to family unity, December 2011, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2011/84201 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Rescue at Sea, Stowaways and Maritime Interception: Selected Reference Materials

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Rescue at Sea, Stowaways and Maritime Interception: Selected Reference Materials, 2nd Edition, December 2011, https://www.refworld.org/legal/natlegcomp/unhcr/2011/83879 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Guidelines on Exemption Procedures in respect of Cessation Declarations

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on Exemption Procedures in respect of Cessation Declarations, December 2011, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2011/84335 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Prevent. Combat. Protect: Human Trafficking

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Prevent. Combat. Protect: Human Trafficking, November 2011, https://www.refworld.org/reference/themreport/unhcr/2011/83850 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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Field Handbook for the Implementation of UNHCR BID Guidelines

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Field Handbook for the Implementation of UNHCR BID Guidelines, November 2011, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2011/80358 [accessed 20 October 2026]
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