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.

Specific Protection Priorities

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Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings

Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), Guidelines for Addressing HIV in Humanitarian Settings, JC1767E, March 2010, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/iasc/2010/97758 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Birth Registration: A Topic Proposed for an Executive Committee Conclusion on International Protection

Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme, Birth Registration: A Topic Proposed for an Executive Committee Conclusion on International Protection, EC/61/SC/CRP.5, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 9 February 2010, https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/unhcr/2010/93726 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Minority Rights: International Standards and Guidance for Implementation

United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner, Minority Rights: International Standards and Guidance for Implementation, HR/PUB/10/3, United Nations (Other), 2010, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/un/2010/84232 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Policy Statement on HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), et. al., Policy Statement on HIV Testing and Counselling in Health Facilities for Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and other Persons of Concern to UNHCR, 2009, https://www.refworld.org/policy/declas/unhcr/2009/70721 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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Report on Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming

Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme; Standing Committee, Report on Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming, EC/59/SC/CRP.14, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 2 June 2008, https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/unhcr/2008/59652 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child, May 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2008/58874 [accessed 01 May 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 01 May 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 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls

Division of International Protection Services, UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), January 2008, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2008/85385 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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UNHCR intervention before the House of Lords in the case of Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v. AH (Sudan), IG (Sudan) and NM (Sudan) (Respondents)

Concerning IFA; the "reasonableness analysis"; interpretation of "relatively normal life" and "without undue hardship" concepts by reference to the personal circumstances of the individual concerned.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR intervention before the House of Lords in the case of Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v. AH (Sudan), IG (Sudan) and NM (Sudan) (Respondents), 4 October 2007, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2007/18378 [accessed 01 May 2026]
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