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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The treatment of persons rescued at sea : conclusions and recommendations from recent meetings and expert round tables convened by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, The treatment of persons rescued at sea : conclusions and recommendations from recent meetings and expert round tables convened by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, A/AC.259/17, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 11 April 2008, https://www.refworld.org/reference/confdoc/unhcr/2008/65830 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Guidance Note on Extradition and International Refugee Protection

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidance Note on Extradition and International Refugee Protection, April 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2008/57630 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies

United Nations; Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), Civil-Military Guidelines and Reference for Complex Emergencies, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), 7 March 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/iasc/2008/62673 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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UNHCR Manual on a Community Based Approach in UNHCR Operations

Division of International Protection Services (DIPS), UNHCR Manual on a Community Based Approach in UNHCR Operations, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), March 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2008/57074 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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UNHCR Observations on the Commission Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2003/109/EC Establishing a Long-Term Residence Status to Extend its Scope to Beneficiaries of International Protection

UNHCR Brussels, UNHCR Observations on the Commission Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2003/109/EC Establishing a Long-Term Residence Status to Extend its Scope to Beneficiaries of International Protection, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 29 February 2008, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2008/56221 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Background Document: Preserving Humanitarian Space, Protection and Security

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Background Document: Preserving Humanitarian Space, Protection and Security, WO/0803/2583/7, Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), 26 February 2008, https://www.refworld.org/reference/research/iasc/2008/63383 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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UNHCR's Role in Support of the Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations: Policy Framework and Implementation Strategy

Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme; Standing Committee, UNHCR's Role in Support of the Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations: Policy Framework and Implementation Strategy, EC/59/SC/CRP.5, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 11 February 2008, https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/unhcr/2008/56738 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An Interagency Statement

OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, WHO, Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An Interagency Statement, Inter-Agency, February 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/declas/ia/2008/56627 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Protection of Conflict-Induced IDPs: Assessment for Action

Protection Cluster Working Group; Early Recovery Cluster Working Group, Protection of Conflict-Induced IDPs: Assessment for Action, Global Protection Cluster (GPC), February 2008, https://www.refworld.org/reference/manuals/gpc/2008/57224 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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Chairman's Summary, 12 December 2007 (High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges (11-12 December 2007), Theme: Refugee Protection, Durable Solutions and International Migration)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Chairman's Summary, 12 December 2007 (High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges (11-12 December 2007), Theme: Refugee Protection, Durable Solutions and International Migration), 21 January 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2008/16129 [accessed 22 July 2026]
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