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
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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
    K.
  12. L. Human Rights
    L.
  13. M. Other Operational Guidance
  14. N. Miscellaneous
    N.

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Annex to UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection: Policies and practices related to the externalization of international protection

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Annex to UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection: Policies and practices related to the externalization of international protection, 28 May 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2021/en/123811 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Practical considerations for fair and fast border procedures and solidarity in the European Union

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Practical considerations for fair and fast border procedures and solidarity in the European Union, 15 October 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/polrec/unhcr/2020/en/123361 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on the Designations of Libya as a Safe Third Country and as a Place of Safety for the Purpose of Disembarkation Following Rescue at Sea

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on the Designations of Libya as a Safe Third Country and as a Place of Safety for the Purpose of Disembarkation Following Rescue at Sea, September 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2020/en/123326 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR RSD Procedural Standards Unit 5: Processing Claims Based on the Right to Family Unity

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR RSD Procedural Standards Unit 5: Processing Claims Based on the Right to Family Unity, 26 August 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/123183 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Key Legal Considerations on access to territory for persons in need of international protection in the context of the COVID-19 response

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Key Legal Considerations on access to territory for persons in need of international protection in the context of the COVID-19 response, 16 March 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/122898 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Legal considerations on the right for refugees to hold and express political opinions in their country of asylum

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations on the right for refugees to hold and express political opinions in their country of asylum, 6 March 2020, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2020/en/123152 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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YD (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department: Skeleton Argument of the Intervener

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), YD (Algeria) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department: Skeleton Argument of the Intervener, Appeal No. C5/2018/0718 (B), 21 February 2020, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2020/en/123314 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Submission by the UNHCR in the case of S.S. and Others. v. Italy (Appl. No. 21660/18) before the European Court of Human Rights

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Submission by the UNHCR in the case of S.S. and Others. v. Italy (Appl. No. 21660/18) before the European Court of Human Rights, 14 November 2019, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2019/en/120594 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Guidance on Responding to Irregular Onward Movement of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidance on Responding to Irregular Onward Movement of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers, September 2019, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2019/en/123059 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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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/en/123049 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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