UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection – Consultation process

UNHCR issues its Guidelines on International Protection pursuant to its mandate, as contained in the Office’s Statute, in conjunction with Article 35 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and Article II of its 1967 Protocol. UNHCR Guidelines provide legal interpretative guidance for governments, legal practitioners, decision makers and the judiciary, as well as UNHCR staff carrying out mandate refugee status determination or advising governments on State laws, policies, practices and procedures, particularly Refugee Status Determination procedures.

UNHCR is committed to a broad consultation process in the issuance of its Guidelines on International Protection. Comments will be carefully reviewed to inform our own deliberations, alongside other consultation processes and other relevant instructive sources.

All stakeholders, including States, other UN and regional human rights mechanisms, UN organizations or specialized agencies, National Human Rights Institutions, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), research institutions, and academics are invited to provide their comments in writing to [email protected] indicating in the subject the title of the Guidelines on International Protection which are open for consultation at that particular time. Submissions should:

• be submitted in English; and
• be submitted in WORD or PDF format.

Note: There are currently no Guidelines on International Protection available for public consultation.