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
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  3. C. Asylum and Migration
  4. D. Protection in Mass Influx Situations / Emergency Response
  5. E. International Solidarity / Burden-sharing / Responsibility-sharing / Comprehensive Approach
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  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
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  12. L. Human Rights
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  13. M. Other Operational Guidance
  14. N. Miscellaneous
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Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Adjacent Areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Affected by Ongoing Conflict and Violence – Update II

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Position on Returns to North Kivu, South Kivu, Ituri and Adjacent Areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Affected by Ongoing Conflict and Violence – Update II, September 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2019/en/122913 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Mali - Update II

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Mali - Update II, July 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2019/en/124005 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Statement on the interpretation of Article 5(3) of the EU Qualification Directive regarding subsequent applications for international protection based on sur place religious conversion

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Statement on the interpretation of Article 5(3) of the EU Qualification Directive regarding subsequent applications for international protection based on sur place religious conversion, 3 February 2023, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2023/en/124211 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan, HCR/EG/PAK/17/01, January 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2017/en/116136 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Iraq

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Iraq, 14 November 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2016/en/113555 [accessed 31 August 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/en/123881 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of M.I. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 56390/21) before the European Court of Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of M.I. v. Switzerland (Appl. No. 56390/21) before the European Court of Human Rights, October 2022, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2022/en/124169 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Yemen

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Yemen, April 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2015/en/103827 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Legal considerations regarding claims for international protection made in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters

This document sets out key legal considerations concerning the applicability of international and regional refugee and human rights law when cross-border displacement
occurs in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations regarding claims for international protection made in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters, 1 October 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/123356 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection, 28 May 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2021/en/121534 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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