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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UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from El Salvador

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from El Salvador, HCR/EG/SLV/16/01, 15 March 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2016/en/111230 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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General legal considerations of relevance to NATO's engagement with the refugee and migrant movements in the Aegean Sea

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), General legal considerations of relevance to NATO's engagement with the refugee and migrant movements in the Aegean Sea, 8 March 2016, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2016/en/105571 [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.B. v. Spain (Appl. No 15109/15) 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.B. v. Spain (Appl. No 15109/15) before the European Court of Human Rights, 15 January 2016, https://www.refworld.org/jurisprudence/amicus/unhcr/2016/en/108668 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Policy on Detention Monitoring

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Policy on Detention Monitoring, UNHCR/HCP/2015/7, 3 December 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/strategy/unhcr/2015/en/109330 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Position on Returns to Libya - Update I

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Position on Returns to Libya - Update I, October 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2015/en/107460 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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International Protection Considerations Related to the Developments in Ukraine – Update III

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Protection Considerations Related to the Developments in Ukraine – Update III, 24 September 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2015/en/107254 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a country of asylum: Observations on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as a country of asylum: Observations on the situation of asylum-seekers and refugees in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, August 2015, https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/unhcr/2015/en/113557 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Crimes of Lèse Majesté and Similar Criminal Offences

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Crimes of Lèse Majesté and Similar Criminal Offences, September 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2015/en/107044 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Colombia

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Colombia, HCR/EG/COL/15/1, September 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/countrypos/unhcr/2015/en/124321 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 11 : Prima Facie Recognition of Refugee Status

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 11 : Prima Facie Recognition of Refugee Status, HCR/GIP/15/11, 24 June 2015, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2015/en/105663 [accessed 31 August 2026]
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