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.

Asylum and Migration

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UNHCR Position on the Proposal for a Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member States for Returning Illegally Staying Third-Country Nationals

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on the Proposal for a Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member States for Returning Illegally Staying Third-Country Nationals, 16 June 2008, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2008/59380 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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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 01 May 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 01 May 2026]
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Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugee Protection and Durable Solutions in the Context of International Migration, UNHCR/DPC/2007/Doc. 02, 19 November 2007, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2007/21586 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Advisory Opinion on the Extraterritorial Application of Non-Refoulement Obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Advisory Opinion on the Extraterritorial Application of Non-Refoulement Obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, 26 January 2007, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2007/40854 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR, Refugee Protection and International Migration

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR, Refugee Protection and International Migration, Rev.1, 17 January 2007, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2007/41554 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: A 10-Point Plan of Action

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: A 10-Point Plan of Action, Rev.1, January 2007, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2007/115892 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 7: The Application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees to Victims of Trafficking and Persons At Risk of Being Trafficked

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 7: The Application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees to Victims of Trafficking and Persons At Risk of Being Trafficked, HCR/GIP/06/07, 7 April 2006, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2006/38446 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR Observations on the European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member States for Returning Illegally Staying Third-Country Nationals (COM(2005) 391 final)

UNHCR Brussels, UNHCR Observations on the European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on Common Standards and Procedures in Member States for Returning Illegally Staying Third-Country Nationals (COM(2005) 391 final), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 16 December 2005, https://www.refworld.org/legal/intlegcomments/unhcr/2005/36821 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR Working Paper: A Revised "EU Prong" Proposal

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Working Paper: A Revised "EU Prong" Proposal, -, 22 December 2003, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2003/19005 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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