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.

Refugee Protection

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Legal considerations on refugee protection for people fleeing conflict and famine affected countries

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Legal considerations on refugee protection for people fleeing conflict and famine affected countries, 5 April 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/en/116529 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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L.C. (Albania) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department: Case for the Intervener

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), L.C. (Albania) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department: Case for the Intervener, C5/2014/2641, 22 March 2017, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2017/en/116686 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Summary Conclusions on Non-Penalization for Illegal Entry or Presence: Interpreting and Applying Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Summary Conclusions on Non-Penalization for Illegal Entry or Presence: Interpreting and Applying Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Convention, Roundtable, 15 March 2017, https://www.refworld.org/reference/confdoc/unhcr/2017/en/120265 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR's position regarding the detention of refugee and migrant children in the migration context

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR's position regarding the detention of refugee and migrant children in the migration context, January 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2017/en/115250 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Guide for Issuing Machine Readable Convention Travel Documents for Refugees and Stateless Persons, jointly published by UNHCR and the ICAO

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guide for Issuing Machine Readable Convention Travel Documents for Refugees and Stateless Persons, jointly published by UNHCR and the ICAO, February 2017, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2017/en/96252 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Honduras

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Honduras, HCR/EG/HND/16/03, 27 July 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2016/en/111231 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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SXH (Somalia) v Crown Prosecution Service: Case for the Intervener

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), SXH (Somalia) v Crown Prosecution Service: Case for the Intervener, 2014/0418, 6 July 2016, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2016/en/111033 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Southern and Central Somalia (Update I)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Southern and Central Somalia (Update I), May 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2016/en/113551 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Hungary as a country of asylum. Observations on restrictive legal measures and subsequent practice implemented between July 2015 and March 2016

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Hungary as a country of asylum. Observations on restrictive legal measures and subsequent practice implemented between July 2015 and March 2016, May 2016, https://www.refworld.org/legal/natlegcomments/unhcr/2016/en/110114 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan, HCR/EG/AFG/16/02, 19 April 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2016/en/113552 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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