UNHCR Protection Manual

This study argues that in most circumstances, conditions of safe and dignified return will not and cannot be met without adequate safeguards designed to protect the rights to housing and property restitution of returnees. Building on this perspective, this paper suggests that UNHCR should refrain from promoting voluntary repatriation to countries of origin unless housing and property restitution issues are sufficiently understood and clarified, to the maximum possible extent, prior to return.

This document looks at how racism is a root cause of refugees' displacement and continues to play a role during refugee displacement. It is also a factor in finding solutions, particularly return and reintegration. The document lists out a number of common issues relating to racism and discrimination that will always need to be addressed if refugees are to be treated humanely during the period of displacement and in common efforts to find durable solutions to it.