Guidelines for consultation, participation and cultural norms. Yet in 2014, significant discrepancies remain in the ways in which states interpret. Guidelines for physical safety of wash infrastructure. Develop terms of reference for the protection cluster, covering its scope, criteria for participation, and structure including subclusters and subnational clusters. June 2014 3 ruma mandal, protection mechanisms outside of the 1951 convention. Identify and engage partners including government bodies to participate in the protection cluster. The guide is designed to be of use to a wide range of unhcr and implementing partner staff working in unhcrfunded operations. The protection manual is organized by themesubject. The protection manual is updated whenever a new protection policy or guidance. We appreciate the arduous steps unhcr is taking to strengthen its approach to an imposing range of protection challenges. In light of recent unrest and violence in ukraine in late 20 and early 2014, unhcr has published a note calling on states to remove ukraine from their safe country of origin lists.
Unhcr, and in particular the division of international protection, has. Asylum applications in comparison to top nationalities of sea arrivals jan oct 2015 30,019 5,194 5,579 4,809 7,111 430 3 593 14,639 471 34,712 5,038 5,044 5,118 6,759 7,232 8,692 11,020 19,576 37,796 others bangladesh senegal mali gambia syrian ar. Protection country operations uptodate information about programmes and operations, including funding level and donor contributions, in the countries we work in. The set of laws, policies, regulations and services needed across all social sectors especially social welfare, education, health, security and justice to support prevention and protective. It can be used for the induction of new staff, as well. International organization for migration iom regional office for asia and the pacific, bangkok. The director of the division of international protection of the unhcr said that international protection was at a crossroad. A protection officer p3 or p4, to represent unhcr as an operational partner in the protection cluster. Unicef, unhcr, iom, enhancing cooperation on the protection of unaccompanied migrant children and youth a briefing paper, 2011.
The detention of asylumseekers and migrants represents a growing human rights challenge worldwide. Drawing on the expertise of protection actors as well as a community of best practice, the protection mainstreaming training package is the product of an extensive consultative process. Saturday, march 22, 2014 the protection manual is unhcrs repository of all their protection policy and guidance, and collates hyperlinks to unhcr s publications on all topics within their mandate. Unhcrs repository of protection policy and guidance documents. A protection officer for protection cluster support p2 or p3, to be supervised by the pcc. The unhcr resettlement handbook offers resettlement management and.
Unhcr wash manual preliminary version unhcr, 2015 the unhcr wash manual is a comprehensive and authoritative reference document for wash interventions in refugee settings, built upon the experience of unhcr and wash organisations. The contents of this handbook thus outline the requirements, procedures and documentation necessary to ensure an effective working relationship with unhcr so as to permit protection and assistance to be delivered in the right way, at the right place and at the right time. Beyond detention a global strategy to support governments to end the detention of asylumseekers and refugees 2014 2019 august 2016 progress report mid2016. Unhcr handbook for emergencies federation of red cross and. Division of international protection unhcr june 2014. Growing intensity and duration of conflicts, the proliferation of nonstate actors, impunity and the erosion of the perceived neutrality of humanitarian agencies are all factors in this trend. This unhcr coordination toolkit can serve as a standalone field resource as well as a training resource for capacitybuilding efforts. A series of legal research and protection policy papers issued by the unhcr division of international protection. The effective exercise of unhcrs mandate both presupposes and is. Our activities to promote refugee protection include. Unhcr s repository of protection policy and guidance documents.
Protection manual with policy and guidance documents. Oct 04, 2012 in return, unhcr personnel worldwide can be confident of the united states commitment to do our share, in collaboration with other states, to support unhcrs protection mandate. Promoting accession to the 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees and its 1967 protocol, to the 1954 convention relating to the status of stateless persons and to the 1961 convention on the reduction of statelessness. Promoting accession to the 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees and its 1967 protocol, to the 1954. The protection manual is unhcr s repository of protection policy and guidance.
This is an online repository of unhcrs protection policy and guidance documents. Unhcr launches updated protection manual european database. Feb 07, 2017 english manual and guideline on jordan and 4 other countries about coordination, protection and human rights and refugees. A guide to international refugee law handbook for parliamentarians. Global forum on statelessness, the hague, 1517 september 2014 ending. The contents are organised by theme, starting with international and regional refugee law instruments.
Unhcr united nations high commissioner for refugees. Bailliet seeks to evaluate unhcr guidelines on international protection in order to examine whether there are discrepancies in the citation of national case law. The protection manual is updated whenever a new protection policy or guidance document is published, and can thus be relied upon to represent the latest unhcr protection policy guidance. This document is an output from a consultative process with wash actors active in refugee settings. Child protection from violence, exploitation and abuse unicef. Unhcr resettlement handbook and country chapters unhcr. Unhcr s primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of refugees. Legal texts including conventions, nationality laws and case law from various jurisdictions. National case law as a generator of international refugee law. Handbook for determining refugee status and guidelines unhcr.
Handbook on procedures and criteria for determining refugee status under the 1951. Its webbased design is optimal for use on chrome and explorer, and suited for mobile devices. It argues that international protection of refugees and other victims of forced displacement must have. Unhcr is pleased to announce the launch of its online protection manual. Joint statement by unhcr, iom and unodc on protection at sea. Partnership a programme management handbook for unhcrs partners. In response to the special rapporteurs call for input for her study on care and recovery, this submission first provides a broad overview of unhcrs approach to child protection, particularly as it relates to the special rapporteurs mandate. Unhcr protection manual 30 may 2014 unhcr is pleased to announce the launch of its online protection manual. Applicants for international protection from a designated safe country of origin may be dealt with in an accelerated procedure with reduced safeguards. The prevention of and response to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence against children child protection system. Protection and the age, gender and diversity mainstreaming strategy. The protection manual is unhcrs repository of all their protection policy and guidance, and collates hyperlinks to unhcrs.
Drawing on the expertise of protection actors as well as a community of best practice, the protection. Us statement on protection in unhcr executive committee u. Welcome to the content management system of the unhcr emergency handbook. Foreword by the director of international protection, unhcr. Guidelines for working with wash service providers and regulatory authorities. The global protection cluster protection mainstreaming task team pmtt is the global level forum for coordination on protection in humanitarian settings. The protection manual is unhcrs repository of protection policy and guidance. May 30, 2014 unhcr is pleased to announce the launch of its online protection manual. As of mid 2014, its over 9,300 staff members work in 123 countries providing protection and assistance to more than 46 million refugees, returnees, internally displaced people and stateless persons. Partnership a programme management handbook for unhcrs. Jun 14, 20 unhcr has launched its online protection manual. Practical guidance for refugee settings united nations high commissioner for refugees case postale 2500.
The protection manual is updated whenever a new protection policy or guidance document is published, and can thus be relied. Some 88 per cent of unhcr staff work in the field, often in difficult and dangerous duty stations. General resources on working with the uac population background information on uac migration children in danger. The oxford handbook of refugee and forced migration studies. For birth registration, of the 22 situations reporting increases in the systematic issuance of birth certificates to newborn children, 86% are at or close to the standard of 100%. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the unhcr to.
Unhcr offer protection and assistance to refugees and other in an impartial manner, on the basis of their need and irrespective of their race, religion, po. United nations high commissioner for refugees unhcr. Handbook on procedures and criteria for determining refugee status under the 1951 convention and the 1967 protocol relating to. Jun 12, 2015 as of mid 2014, its over 9,300 staff members work in 123 countries providing protection and assistance to more than 46 million refugees, returnees, internally displaced people and stateless persons. The protection manual may be useful tool for judges dealing with asylumrefugee law, statelessness law or idp related issues. Apt monitoring immigration detention practical manual 2014. The protection manual is updated whenever a new protection policy or guidance document is published and can thus be relied upon to represent the current state of unhcr protection policy guidance. Monitoring immigration detention practical manual 2014 today the use of immigration detention as a migration management tool is on the rise in a large number of countries. Unhcr, the united nations refugee organization, is mandated by the united nations to lead and coordinate international action for the worldwide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems. Fair protection processes and documentation unhcr recorded increased or maintained levels of individual registration in 89% of 83 situations. In 2000, the united nations high commissioner for refugees unhcr wrote about open criticism of the 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees refugee convention.