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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Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of 2018Du34558 regarding claims for refugee status based on sexual orientation and gender identity

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of 2018Du34558 regarding claims for refugee status based on sexual orientation and gender identity, 26 February 2018, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2018/121459 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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UNHCR Comments on the European Commission Proposal for a Qualification Regulation – COM (2016) 466

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Comments on the European Commission Proposal for a Qualification Regulation – COM (2016) 466, February 2018, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2018/120341 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of asylum-seekers from Guatemala

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of asylum-seekers from Guatemala, HCR/EG/GTM/18/01, January 2018, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2018/120120 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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Discussion paper prepared for the Expert Roundtable on the Right to Family Life and Family Unity in the Context of Family Reunification

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Discussion paper prepared for the Expert Roundtable on the Right to Family Life and Family Unity in the Context of Family Reunification, 4 December 2017, https://www.refworld.org/reference/confdoc/unhcr/2017/120411 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 13: Applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees to Palestinian Refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 13: Applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees to Palestinian Refugees, HCR/GIP/17/13, December 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/119322 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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International Protection Considerations with regard to people fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic, Update V

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Protection Considerations with regard to people fleeing the Syrian Arab Republic, Update V, 3 November 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2017/118893 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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General legal considerations: search-and-rescue operations involving refugees and migrants at sea

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), General legal considerations: search-and-rescue operations involving refugees and migrants at sea, November 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/119597 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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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/2017/118176 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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UNHCR Comments on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) – COM (2016) 465

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Comments on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) – COM (2016) 465, August 2017, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2017/100418 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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'Migrants in vulnerable situations' UNHCR's perspective

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 'Migrants in vulnerable situations' UNHCR's perspective, June 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/117621 [accessed 20 July 2026]
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