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Protection Publications
UNHCR, and in particular the Department of International Protection, has published several handbooks and other legal publications. This page is meant to give quick access to those publications that are available electronically on the UNHCR website.
Protection Training Materials
- UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials - 7. The Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection. Annex 18 - The Return and Reintegration of Rejected Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants
- UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials - 7. The Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection. Annex 17 - Legal and Practical Aspects of the Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection
- UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials - 7. The Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection. Annex 16 - ECRE Position on Return
- UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials - 7. The Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection. Annex 15 - UNHCR ExCom Conclusion on the Return of Persons Found not to Be in Need of International Protection
- UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials - 7. The Return of Persons not in Need of International Protection. Annex 14 - Convention on the Rights of the Child: General Comment n° 6 (2005): Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children outside their Country of Origin
UNHCR Handbooks and Guides
The "Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status" with its complementary Guidelines, and other handbooks and guides for partners.
- Operational Protection in Camps and Settlements: A Reference Guide of Good Practices in the Protection of Refugees and Other Persons of Concern
- Guidelines on International Protection No. 7: The Application of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees to Victims of Trafficking and Persons at Risk of Being Trafficked
- Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination under UNHCR's Mandate
- Guidelines on International Protection No. 6: Religion-Based Refugee Claims under Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (HCR/GIP/04/06)
- Guidelines on International Protection No. 5: Application of the Exclusion Clauses: Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (HCR/GIP/03/05)
Compilations and Commentaries
The "Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions", the Grahl-Madsen Commentary on the Refugee Convention and others.
- Thematic Compilation of General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Resolutions, 2nd edition, September 2011
- A Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions (6th edition)
- Refugee Protection and Human Trafficking: Selected Legal Reference Materials, First Edition
- Collection of International Instruments and Legal Texts Concerning Refugees and Others of Concern to UNHCR
(June 2007) - UNHCR Manual on Refugee Protection and the ECHR (Updated August 2006)
European Series
Examining some of the most important asylum and protection issues faced in Western Europe, published 1995-2000.
- Integration Rights and Practices with Regard to Recognised Refugees in the Central European Countries: Part II, European Series, Vol.5, No.1
- Integration Rights and Practices with Regard to Recognised Refugees in the Central European Countries: Part I, European Series, Vol.5, No.1
- NGO Manual on Integration and Regional Instruments concerning Refugees and Human Rights, European Series, Vol.4, No.2
- Social Assessment of the Formerly Deported Population in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal, European Series, Vol.4, No.1
- Citizenship and Prevention of Statelessness Linked to the Disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, European Series, Vol.3, No.1
Refugees in Africa: The Challenges of Protection and Solutions
Outcome of the June 2004 regional parliamentary conference held in Cotonou, Benin, and coorganized by the African Parliamentary Union and UNHCR, in association with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and ICRC.
