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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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/2017/116136 [accessed 29 October 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/2016/113555 [accessed 29 October 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/2015/103827 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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UNHCR Note on the Principle of Non-Refoulement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Note on the Principle of Non-Refoulement, -, November 1997, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/1997/36258 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 3: Cessation of Refugee Status under Article 1C(5) and (6) of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (the "Ceased Circumstances" Clauses)

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 3: Cessation of Refugee Status under Article 1C(5) and (6) of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (the "Ceased Circumstances" Clauses), HCR/GIP/03/03, 10 February 2003, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2003/14489 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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Guidelines on International Protection No. 2: "Membership of a Particular Social Group" Within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Guidelines on International Protection No. 2: "Membership of a Particular Social Group" Within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/GIP/02/02, 7 May 2002, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2002/31818 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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Need to Know Guidance: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer Persons in Forced Displacement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Need to Know Guidance: Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer Persons in Forced Displacement, 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2021/123840 [accessed 29 October 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/2020/123356 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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Working with Older Persons in Forced Displacement

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Working with Older Persons in Forced Displacement, 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/opguidance/unhcr/2021/123481 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection

This Note summarizes applicable legal standards and UNHCR’s positions regarding policies and practices which effectively serve to “externalize” international protection obligations.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Note on the "Externalization" of International Protection, 28 May 2021, https://www.refworld.org/policy/legalguidance/unhcr/2021/121534 [accessed 29 October 2026]
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