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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International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Protection Considerations with Regard to People Fleeing the Republic of Iraq, HCR/PC/IRQ/2019/05_Rev.2, May 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2019/123049 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to South Sudan - Update II

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to South Sudan - Update II, April 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2019/87342 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection Under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection Under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/1P/4/ENG/REV. 4, April 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2019/123881 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Joint Letter from IOM and UNHCR on the Collaboration Between the two Organizations

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Joint Letter from IOM and UNHCR on the Collaboration Between the two Organizations, 25 January 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/declas/unhcr/2019/14299 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Legal Considerations on State Responsibilities for Persons Seeking International Protection in Transit Areas or "International" Zones at Airports

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal Considerations on State Responsibilities for Persons Seeking International Protection in Transit Areas or "International" Zones at Airports, 17 January 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2019/122443 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Need to Know Guidance: Working with Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Need to Know Guidance: Working with Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement, 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2019/112054 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Guidance Note on Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidance Note on Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum, December 2018, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2018/122651 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Joint letter from UNHCR and ICRC on Enhancing Cooperation on Internal Displacement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Joint letter from UNHCR and ICRC on Enhancing Cooperation on Internal Displacement, 24 October 2018, https://www.refworld.org/legal/agreements/unhcr/2018/122204 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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Addendum on Data Sharing to the January 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Addendum on Data Sharing to the January 2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP), 17 September 2018, https://www.refworld.org/legal/agreements/unhcr/2018/64722 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Libya - Update II

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Libya - Update II, September 2018, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2018/121641 [accessed 24 April 2026]
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