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No. 286: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka, HCR/EG/LKA/12/04, 21 December 2012
No. 285: Self-Study Module on Statelessness,1 October 2012
No. 284: UNHCR position on returns to North Kivu, South Kivu and adjacent areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo affected by on-going conflict and violence in the region, 15 November 2012
No. 283: Refworld User Survey 2012
No. 282: UNHCR Guidelines on Statelessness No. 3: The Status of Stateless Persons at the National Level, HCR/GS/12/03, 17 July 2012
No. 281: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of asylum-seekers from Côte d'Ivoire, HCR/EG/CIV/12/01, 15 June 2012

No. 280: Refworld Migration Special Feature
No. 279: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Iraq, HCR/EG/IRQ/12/03, 31 May 2012
No. 278: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan, HCR/EG/PAK/12/02, 14 May 2012
No. 277: UNHCR Position on Returns to Mali, 7 May 2012
No. 276: Refworld Trafficking in Human Beings Special Feature
No. 275: Guidelines on Statelessness No. 1: The definition of “Stateless Person” in Article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, HCR/GS/12/01, 20 February 2012
No. 274: UNHCR comments on the European Commission's proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection (COM(2009)554, 21 October 2009), August 2010
No. 273: Handbook and Guidelines on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/1P/4/ENG/REV. 3, December 2011
No. 272: Refworld Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Special Feature
No. 271: Mapping Statelessness in the United Kingdom, 22 November 2011

No. 260: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, 5 July 2010
No. 259: Six steps toward convergence, quality and shared responsibility - UNHCR's recommendations to Belgium for its EU Presidency, June 2010
No. 258: Handbook for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons, June 2010
No. 257: Voices of Afghan Children - A Study on Asylum-Seeking Children in Sweden, June 2010
No. 256: UNHCR Information Note on National Practice in the Application of Article 3(2) of the Dublin II Regulation in particular in the context of intended transfers to Greece, 16 June 2010
No. 255: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Colombia, 27 May 2010
No. 254: UNHCR Statement on the right to an effective remedy in relation to accelerated asylum procedures, 21 May 2010
No. 253: Protecting Trafficked Persons in the Americas: A Refugee Law Perspective, May 2010
No. 252: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Somalia, 5 May 2010
No. 251: CORI Country Report: Sri Lanka, April 2010

No. 250: UNHCR and De Facto Statelessness, April 2010
No. 249: Protection Gaps Framework for Analysis: Enhancing Protection of Refugees Strengthening Protection Capacity Project, 2nd Edition 2008
No. 248: UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Victims of Organized Gangs, 31 March 2010
No. 247: UNHCR Action to Address Statelessness: A Strategy Note, March 2010
No. 246: CORI Country Report: Ethiopia, January 2010
No. 245: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Central African Republic, March 2010
No. 244: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Ethiopia, January 2010
No. 243: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Zimbabwe, December 2009
No. 242: Observations on Greece as a country of asylum, December 2009
No. 241: Conclusion on protracted refugee situations, 22 December 2009

No. 240: Guidelines on International Protection No. 8: Child Asylum Claims under Articles 1(A)2 and 1(F) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, 22 December 2009
No. 239: Combating Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance through a Strategic Approach, December 2009
No. 238: From principles to action: UNHCR's Recommendations to Spain for its European Union Presidency (January - June 2010), December 2009
No. 237: Note on the Nationality Status of the Urdu-speaking Community in Bangladesh, December 2009
No. 236: UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Individuals from Kosovo, November 2009
No. 235: Selected Documents Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Relevant to International Refugee Protection, HCR/EG/09/01, 9 November 2009
No. 234: 10-Point Plan Expert Round Table No. 2: "Different People, Different Needs" (Tunis, Tunisia, 6-8 July 2009). Summary Report, September 2009; 10-Point Plan Expert Round Table No. 1: "Controlling Borders While Ensuring Protection" (Geneva, 20-21 November 2008). Summary Report, December 2008; Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in West Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 13-14 November 2008). Summary Report, March 2009; Regional Conference on Refugee Protection and International Migration in the Gulf of Aden (Sana'a, Yemen, 19-20 May 2008). Summary Report, July 2008
No. 233: Human Trafficking and Refugee Protection: UNHCR's Perspective, September 2009
No. 232: Revised Note on the Applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees to Palestinian Refugees, October 2009; UNHCR Revised Statement on Article 1D of the 1951 Convention, October 2009
No. 231: Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, new Refworld "Special Feature" launched October 2009

No. 230: The Identification and Referral of Trafficked Persons to Procedures for Determining International Protection Needs, By Jacqueline Bhabha and Christina Alfirev, PPLAS/2009/03, October 2009
No. 229: Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in Action, Provisional release, June 2009
No. 228: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Iran, September 2009
No. 227: UNHCR Policy on Refugee Protection and Solutions in Urban Areas, September 2009
No. 226: Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Human Displacement: A UNHCR Perspective, 14 August 2009
No. 225: Displacement, Statelessness and Questions of Gender Equality under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, By Alice Edwards, PPLAS/2009/02, August 2009
No. 224: Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions, 4th edition, August 2009 (in French)
No. 223: Note on the Applicability of the 2009 Sri Lanka Guidelines, July 2009 (in French)
No. 222: Global Needs Assessment, EC/60/SC/CRP.14, 29 May 2009 (in French); Progress Report on Statelessness 2009, EC/60/SC/CRP.10, 29 May 2009 (in French); Introductory Statement by George Okoth-Obbo, Director, Division of International Protection Services, for item 3(b), "Report on Statelessness", 24 June 2009; Report on International Protection of Women and Girls in Displacement, EC/60/SC/CRP.11, 29 May 2009 (in French); Introductory Statement by George Okoth-Obbo, Director, Division of International Protection Services, for agenda item 3(c), "Report on the International Protection of Women and Girls in Displacement", 24 June 2009; Staff Safety and Security Issues, Including Security, EC/60/SC/CRP.13, 29 May 2009 (in French); Update on Implementation of the Agenda for Protection, EC/60/SC/INF.1, 29 May 2009 (in French); Note on International Protection, EC/60/SC/CRP.9, 5 June 2009 (in French); Introductory statement by George Okoth-Obbo, Director, Division of International Protection Services for Agenda item 3(a), "Note on International Protection", 22 June 2009; Environmental Issues, EC/60/SC/CRP.12, 9 June 2009 (in French)
No. 221: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan, July 2009

No. 220: UNHCR Statement on Article 1F of the 1951 Convention, July 2009
No. 219: The Right to Asylum between Islamic Shari'ah and International Refugee Law: A Comparative Study, By Prof. Ahmed Abou-El-Wafa, June 2009 (in Arabic)
No. 218: Female Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in France, By Jane Freedman, PPLAS/2009/01, June 2009 (in French)
No. 217: Moving Ahead: Ten Years after Tampere. UNHCR's Recommendations to Sweden for its European Union Presidency (July-December 2009), June 2009
No. 216: Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to Female Genital Mutilation, May 2009
No. 215: UNHCR Statement on Article 1D of the 1951 Convention, May 2009
No. 214: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Sudan, May 2009
No. 213: Selected Documents Relating to National Security and Counter-Terrorism Relevant to International Refugee Protection, May 2009
No. 212: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers, April 2009
No. 211: UNHCR Comments on the European Commission's Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office, April 2009

No. 210: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, April 2009
No. 209: UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea, April 2009
No. 208: UNHCR Note on the Interpretation of Article 1E of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, March 2009
No. 207: UNHCR comments on the European Commission's Proposal for a recast of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national or a stateless person ("Dublin II") (COM(2008) 820, 3 December 2008) and the European Commission's Proposal for a recast of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of [the Dublin II Regulation] (COM(2008) 825, 3 December 2008), March 2009
No. 206: UNHCR Comments on the European Commission's Proposal for a recast of the Directive laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum-seekers (COM (2008)815 final of 3 December 2008), March 2009
No. 205: Self-Study Module 3: Interpreting in a Refugee Context, January 2009
No. 204: Detention, new Refworld "Special Feature" launched February 2009; Selected Documents Relating to Detention, February 2009
No. 203: Refugee Protection and Human Trafficking. Selected Legal Reference Materials, December 2008
No. 202: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Advocacy Toolkit, Inter-Agency Coordination Group for Mine Action / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / UNHCR, July 2008
No. 201: UNHCR's Refworld - Case Law Collection User Guide, January 2009

No. 200: "A Europe Without Barriers": UNHCR's Recommendations to the Czech Republic for its European Union Presidency (January - June 2009), December 2008
No. 199: UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, 21 November 2008 (in French)
No. 198: Statement by Ms. Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, at the fifty-ninth session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme: "Protection makes a difference. It can mean the difference", 8 October 2008; Preliminary Summary Report on Feedback by States on Their Implementation of the Agenda for Protection, 1 October 2008; Note on International Protection, A/AC.96/1053, 30 June 2008; Refugee Realities: Meeting the needs of refugees and other people of concern globally, October 2008
No. 197: Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions, Third edition, August 2008
No. 196: Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua): Patterns of Human Rights Violations, WriteNet, August 2008
No. 195: UNHCR Statement on the "Ceased Circumstances" Clause of the EC Qualification Directive, UNHCR, August 2008
No. 194: Selected Documents Relating to National Security and Counter-Terrorism Relevant to International Refugee Protection, UNHCR, July 2008
No. 193: Human Rights and the United Nations System, new Refworld "Special Feature" launched August 2008
No. 192: UNHCR Recommendations for the Ministerial Conference of the Euro-African Process on Migration and Development (Paris, 20-21 October 2008), UNHCR, July 2008 (in French)
No. 191: Note on International Protection, UNHCR, 11 June 2008 (in French); Progress Report on Resettlement, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Statement by Vincent Cochetel, Deputy Director, Division of International Protection Services (DIPS). Progress Report on Resettlement (UNHCR Standing Committee, 42nd Session), UNHCR, 25 June 2008; Note on the Agenda for Protection, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Agenda for Protection - Progress Overview (2002-2007), UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Statement by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, "Agenda for Protection", UNHCR, 24 June 2008; Protracted Refugee Situations: Revisiting the Problem, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Statement by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, "Protracted Situations", UNHCR, 25 June 2008; Report on Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); HIV and AIDS Policies and Interventions, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Progress on Mainstreaming IDP Issues in UNHCR and Global Work Plan for IDP Operations, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French); Staff Safety and Security Issues, Including Refugee Security, UNHCR, 2 June 2008 (in French);

No. 190: UNHCR Note on DNA Testing to Establish Family Relationships in the Refugee Context, UNHCR, June 2008
No. 189: The Heightened Risk Identification Tool, UNHCR, First edition, June 2008
No. 188: The Human Rights Situation of the Yezidi Minority in the Transcaucausus (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan), WriteNet, May 2008
No. 187: Personalization features, new Refworld feature launched June 2008
No. 186: Building a Europe of Asylum: UNHCR's Recommendations to France for its European Union Presidency (July - December 2008), UNHCR, 9 June 2008
No. 185: Common EU Guidelines for Processing Country of Origin Information (COI), European Union, April 2008
No. 184: Applicability of Ceased Circumstances Cessation Clauses to Refugees from Sierra Leone, UNHCR, 2 June 2008
No. 183: UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child, UNHCR, May 2008
No. 182: Comparative Overview of the Implementation of the Directive 2003/9 of 27 January 2003 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Reception of Asylum Seekers in the EU Member States, Odysseus - Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration, 2007
No. 181: NGOs & UN Agencies Assisting Persons with Disabilities, UNHCR, March 2008

No. 180: Note on the Structure and Operation of the KhAD/WAD in Afghanistan 1978-1992, UNHCR, May 2008
No. 179: Guidance Note on Extradition and International Refugee Protection, UNHCR, April 2008
No. 178: Chechnya: Summary of the ACCORD-UNHCR Country of Origin Information Seminar (Vienna, 18 October 2007), ACCORD, April 2008
No. 177: UNHCR Position on the Return of Asylum-Seekers to Greece under the "Dublin Regulation", UNHCR, 15 April 2008
No. 176: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Afghanistan, UNHCR, March 2008
No. 175: Strengthening Protection Capacity Project (General Briefing Note); SPCP - Armenia Update; SPCP - Azerbaijan Update; SPCP - Bolivia Update; SPCP - Georgia Update; SPCP - Kenya Update; SPCP - Thailand Update; SPCP - Yemen Update; SPCP - Zambia Update; UNHCR, February/March 2008
No. 174: UNHCR Compilation of Case Law on Refugee Protection in International Law, UNHCR, March 2008
No. 173: Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation. An Interagency Statement, OHCHR, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNECA, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM and WHO, February 2008
No. 172: Protection Starter Kit, new Refworld feature launched March 2008
No. 171: UNHCR Manual on a Community Based Approach in UNHCR Operations, UNHCR, March 2008

No. 170: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Côte d'Ivoire, UNHCR, March 2008
No. 169: UNHCR's Role in Support of the Return and Reintegration of Displaced Populations: Policy Framework and Implementation Strategy, UNHCR, EC/59/SC/CRP.5, 11 February 2008; Outline for the Oral Update on the High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, UNHCR, 28 February 2008; Outline for the Oral Update on Protracted Situations Which Would Benefit from International Support, UNHCR, 3 March 2008
No. 168: Remarks by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, at the launch of UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, UNHCR, 6 March 2008; Statement by UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ms. Erika Feller, at the General Segment of the 7th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, UNHCR, 5 March 2008; "The Work of the Refugee Protection Division in the International Context", Statement by Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, UNHCR, at the Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Protection Division National Training Seminar (Toronto, Canada, January 28-30, 2008), UNHCR, 28 January 2008
No. 167: UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls, UNHCR, First edition, January 2008
No. 166: The Local Integration of Refugees in the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine: "A Strategy for Action", Söderköping/Cross-Border Cooperation Process, January 2008
No. 165: UNHCR Observations on the Commission Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2003/109/EC Establishing a Long-Term Residence Status to Extend its Scope to Beneficiaries of International Protection, UNHCR, 29 February 2008
No. 164: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Eritrea, UNHCR, January 2008
No. 163: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Somalia, UNHCR, January 2008
No. 162: Chairman's Summary, 12 December 2007 (High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges (11-12 December 2007), Theme: Refugee Protection, Durable Solutions and International Migration), UNHCR, 21 January 2008
No. 161: UNHCR Statement on Subsidiary Protection Under the EC Qualification Directive for People Threatened by Indiscriminate Violence, UNHCR, January 2008

No. 160: Selected Documents Relevant to National Security and Counter-Terrorism, UNHCR, January 2008; "Terrorism as a Global Phenomenon", UNHCR presentation to the Joint Seminar of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA) and Committee on Article 36 (CATS), UNHCR, 17 January 2008
No. 159: Handbook for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons, Global Protection Cluster Working Group, December 2007
No. 158: The Refugee Law Reader: Cases, Documents, and Materials, 4th edition, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, January 2008
No. 157: Country Information in Asylum Procedures - Quality as a Legal Requirement in the EU, Hungarian Helsinki Committee, December 2007
No. 156: Special Initiatives relating to UNHCR's Mandate, new Refworld "Special Feature" launched January 2008
No. 155: UNHCR Country Briefing Folder on Iraq, UNHCR, December 2007
No. 154: Collection of external weblinks, new Refworld feature launched January 2008
No. 153: UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Afghan Asylum-Seekers, UNHCR, 31 December 2007
No. 152: UNHCR's Recommendations to the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union, January - June 2008, UNHCR, 10 December 2007
No. 151: Addendum to UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers, UNHCR, December 2007

No. 150: Country Report Afghanistan. 11th European Country of Origin Information Seminar (Vienna, 21-22 June 2007), ACCORD, November 2007; Country Report Iraq. 11th European Country of Origin Information Seminar (Vienna, 21-22 June 2007), ACCORD, November 2007
No. 149: Asylum in the European Union. A Study of the Implementation of the Qualification Directive, UNHCR, November 2007
No. 148: UNHCR Position on the Situation of Asylum in Ukraine in the Context of Return of Asylum-Seekers, UNHCR, October 2007
No. 147: Answers to Frequently asked questions about Refworld, and A - Z Index for browsing options, and other new features on Refworld, such as various language versions of documents, related documents, and new country information sources
No. 146: Governorate Assessment Report Dahuk Governorate (Iraq), UNHCR, September 2007; Governorate Assessment Report Erbil Governorate (Iraq), UNHCR, September 2007; Governorate Assessment Report Sulaymaniyah Governorate (Iraq), UNHCR, September 2007
No. 145: Conclusion on Children at Risk, No. 107 (LVIII) - 2007, UNHCR's Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 5 October 2007 (in French); Statement by Ms. Erika Feller, Assistant High Commissioner - Protection, at the fifty-eighth session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, UNHCR, 3 October 2007
No. 144: The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) v. AH (Sudan), IG (Sudan) and NM (Sudan) (Respondents) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Intervener). Case for the Intervener, UNHCR, 4 October 2007
No. 143: UNHCR's Response to the European Commission's Green Paper on the Future Common European Asylum System, UNHCR, September 2007
No. 142: UNHCR's Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Iraqi Asylum-seekers, UNHCR, August 2007
No. 141: Update of UNHCR's Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Côte d'Ivoire, UNHCR, July 2007

No. 140: Sierra Leone: The Influence of the Secret Societies, with Special Reference to Female Genital Mutilation, By Dr Richard Fanthorpe, WriteNet, August 2007
No. 139: Note on Issues Related to Eligibility for International Protection in the Context of Fumigations, UNHCR, 30 July 2007
No. 138: UNHCR's Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Nepal, UNHCR, July 2007
No. 137: Education Strategy 2007-2009: Policy, Challenges and Objectives, UNHCR, June 2007, and Safe Schools and Learning Environment. How to Prevent and Respond to Violence in Refugee Schools. A Guide, UNHCR, June 2007
No. 136: Note on International Protection. Report by the High Commissioner, UNHCR, 29 June 2007 (in French); The Protection of Older Persons and Persons With Disabilities, UNHCR, 6 June 2007 (in French); Staff Safety and Security Issues, Including Refugee Security, UNHCR, 4 June 2007 (in French); UNHCR's Role in Support of an Enhanced Humanitarian Response to Situations of Internal Displacement. Policy Framework and Implementation Strategy, UNHCR, 4 June 2007 (in French); HIV/AIDS and Refugees/Internally Displaced Persons, UNHCR, 4 June 2007 (in French); Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS - New Strategies, UNHCR, 4 June 2007 (in French); and UNHCR's Activities in Relation to the Asylum-Migration Nexus, UNHCR, 4 June 2007 (in French)
No. 135: Handbook on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons. Implementing the 'Pinheiro Principles', UNHCR / OCHA/IDD / UN HABITAT / FAO / OHCHR / NRC / IDMC, March 2007
No. 134: Collection of International Instruments and Legal Texts Concerning Refugees and Others of Concern to UNHCR, UNHCR, June 2007
No. 133: Ten Point Plan of Action for Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration for Countries Along the Eastern and South Eastern Borders of European Union Member States, UNHCR, 29 June 2007, and Forced Migration and Development, UNHCR's Contribution to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (Brussels, 9-11 July 2007), UNHCR, 28 June 2007
No. 132: UNHCR's Recommendations for Portugal's European Union Presidency, July-December 2007, UNHCR, 15 June 2007
No. 131: UNHCR's New and State-of-the-Art Refworld Tool, UNHCR website launched by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on 14 June 2007

No. 130: Background Paper by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at the Symposium on "Advancing the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy", Vienna International Centre, 17-18 May 2007, UNHCR, 17 May 2007, and Remarks by George Okoth-Obbo, UNHCR Director for International Protection Services at the Symposium on "Advancing the Implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy", 17-18 May 2007, Vienna International Centre, UNHCR, 18 May 2007
No. 129: Note on the Integration of Refugees in the European Union, UNHCR, May 2007
No. 128: Chad: Politics and Security, By Roy May and Simon Massey, WriteNet, March 2007
No. 127: UNHCR Return Advisory and Position on International Protection Needs of Iraqis Outside Iraq (Corr.), UNHCR, 18 December 2006 [French version: Recommandations et position de l'UNHCR sur le retour et les besoins de protection internationale des irakiens ayant fui l'Irak]
No. 126: Indonesia: Minorities, Migrant Workers, Refugees, and the New Citizenship Law, By John T. Sidel, WriteNet, March 2007
No. 125: Advisory Opinion on the Extraterritorial Application of Non-Refoulement Obligations under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, UNHCR, 26 January 2007
No. 124: The Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and the Role of UNHCR, UNHCR, 21 February 2007
No. 123: Educational Responses to HIV and AIDS for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Discussion Paper for Decision-Makers, UNHCR, January 2007
No. 122: Rescue at Sea. A Guide to Principles and Practice as Applied to Migrants and Refugees, UNHCR/IMO, September 2006, and Selected Reference Materials: Rescue at Sea, Maritime Interception and Stowaways, UNHCR/IMO, November 2006
No. 121: Measuring Protection by Numbers, 2005, UNHCR, November 2006 release

No. 120: UNHCR Return Advisory and Position on International Protection Needs of Iraqis Outside Iraq, UNHCR, 18 December 2006 (corrected, see Alert No. 127)
No. 119: UNHCR Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, UNHCR, 22 December 2006
No. 118: Zainab Esther Fornah (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Intervener). Case for the Intervener, UNHCR, 14 June 2006. House of Lords judgment: Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) v. K (FC) (Appellant) and Fornah (Appellant) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), United Kingdom House of Lords, 18 October 2006. Court of Appeal judgment: Zainab Esther Fornah v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, 9 June 2005
No. 117: UNHCR Position on the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Lebanon Displaced as a Result of the Recent Conflict, UNHCR, 15 November 2006
No. 116: Collection of International Instruments and Other Legal Texts Concerning Refugees and Others of Concern to UNHCR, UNHCR, Provisional Release, November 2006 (superceded, see Alert No. 134)
No. 115: Eritrea: Challenges and Crises of a New State, By Assefaw Bariagaber, WriteNet, 1 October 2006
No. 114: Implementing the Ten-Point Plan of Action in Southern Europe: Activities Undertaken by UNHCR to Address Mixed Migration in the Context of the Mediterranean/Atlantic Arrivals , UNHCR, 2 October 2006
No. 113: Operational Guidelines on Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum, UNHCR, September 2006
No. 112: Update on International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers From Côte d'Ivoire, UNHCR, 5 October 2006
No. 111: Protection Gaps: Framework for Analysis, Enhancing Protection of Refugees, UNHCR, June 2006

No. 110: UNHCR Tool for Participatory Assessment in Operations, UNHCR, May 2006
No. 109: UNHCR's Involvement With the Rule of Law and Transitional Justice, UNHCR webpage launched September 2006
No. 108: Ethiopia: A Sociopolitical Assessment, By Cedric Burnes, WriteNet, May 2006
No. 107: Refugee Protection and International Migration, UNHCR webpage launched August 2006
No. 106: Update on International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers From Togo, UNHCR, 7 August 2006
No. 105: UNHCR Note on Diplomatic Assurances and International Refugee Protection, UNHCR, 10 August 2006
No. 104: New Edition of Refworld on DVD (2006, Issue 15), UNHCR, August 2006
No. 103: UNHCR Considerations on the Protection Needs of Persons Displaced Due to the Conflict in Lebanon and on Potential Responses, UNHCR, 3 August 2006
No. 102: UNHCR and International Protection: A Protection Induction Programme, UNHCR, 1 June 2006
No. 101: Vietnam: Situation of Indigenous Minority Groups in the Central Highlands, WriteNet, June 2006

No. 100: Colombia: Internal Displacement - Policies and Problems, By Natalia Springer, WriteNet, June 2006
No. 99: Rights of Refugees in the Context of Integration: Legal Standards and Recommendations, By Rosa Da Costa, POLAS/2006/02, UNHCR, June 2006
No. 98: Operational Protection in Camps and Settlements: A Reference Guide of Good Practices in the Protection of Refugees and Other Persons of Concern, UNHCR, June 2006
No. 97: UNHCR's Position on the Continued International Protection Needs of Individuals from Kosovo, UNHCR, June 2006
No. 96: UNHCR Master Glossary of Terms, Rev.1, UNHCR, June 2006
No. 95: UNHCR Guidelines on the Formal Determination of the Best Interests of the Child, Provisional Release, UNHCR, May 2006 [French version: Directives du HCR sur la détermination formelle de l'intérêt supérieur de l'enfant]
No. 94: Alternatives to Detention of Asylum Seekers and Refugees, By Ophelia Field with the assistance of Alice Edwards, POLAS/2006/03, UNHCR, April 2006
No. 93: Belarus: The 9th European Country of Origin Information Seminar organised by the Refugee Documentation Centre, Ireland and UNHCR Dublin, 26-27 May 2004, Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre, 24 May 2006, Pakistan: The 9th European Country of Origin Information Seminar organised by the Refugee Documentation Centre, Ireland and UNHCR Dublin, 26-27 May 2004, Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre, 24 May 2006, and Russian Federation: The 9th European Country of Origin Information Seminar organised by the Refugee Documentation Centre, Ireland and UNHCR Dublin, 26-27 May 2004, Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre, 24 May 2006
No. 92: UNHCR Observations on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Strengthened Practical Cooperation - New Structures, New Approaches: Improving the Quality of Decision Making in the Common European Asylum System [COM(2006) 67 final, 17 February 2006], UNHCR, 25 April 2006
No. 91: The Dublin II Regulation. A UNHCR Discussion Paper, UNHCR, April 2006

No. 90: Note on HIV/AIDS and the Protection of Refugees, IDPs and Other Persons of Concern, UNHCR, 5 April 2006
No. 89: 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, HCR/GIP/06/07, UNHCR, 7 April 2006 [French version: Principes directeurs sur la protection internationale no. 7: Application de l'Article 1A(2) de la Convention de 1951 et/ou du Protocole de 1967 relatifs au statut des réfugiés aux victimes de la traite et aux personnes risquant d'être victimes de la traite]
No. 88: UNHCR's Position on International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Liberia, UNHCR, 31 March 2006
No. 87: UNHCR Position on Claims for Refugee Status Under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Based on a Fear of Persecution Due to an Individual's Membership of a Family or Clan Engaged in a Blood Feud, UNHCR, 17 March 2006
No. 86: The Administration of Justice in Refugee Camps: A Study of Practice, By Rosa Da Costa, PPLA/2006/01, UNHCR, March 2006
No. 85: UNHCR Manual on Refugee Protection and the ECHR, UNHCR, April 2003, Updated August 2006
No. 84: Combatting Human Trafficking: Overview of UNHCR Anti-Trafficking Activities in Europe, UNHCR, December 2005
No. 83: Japan: Refugees and Asylum Seekers, By Professor Meryll Dean, WriteNet, February 2006
No. 82: UNHCR's Position on Sudanese Asylum-Seekers From Darfur, UNHCR, 10 February 2006
No. 81: UNHCR Guidelines on the Application in Mass Influx Situations of the Exclusion Clauses of Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR, 7 February 2006

No. 80: (1) Hamid, (2) Gaafar and (3) Mohammed (Appellants) v. the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Intervener). Case for the Intervener, UNHCR, December 2005, and Advisory Opinion from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the Scope of the National Security Exception Under Article 33(2) of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR, 6 January 2006
No. 79: Ensuring Gender Sensitivity in the Context of Refugee Status Determination and Resettlement. Module 1: Ensuring Gender Sensitivity in Refugee Status Determination (Resource Package), Module 2: Ensuring Gender Sensitivity in Refugee Status Determination - Procedural Issues (Resource Package), and Module 3: Ensuring Gender Sensitivity in the Context of Resettlement (Resource Package), UNHCR, October 2005
No. 78: The Refugee Law Reader: Cases, Documents, and Materials, Legal Assistance through Refugee Clinic (LARC), Third edition, September 2005
No. 77: Applicability of the "Ceased Circumstances" Cessation Clauses to Tajik Refugees Who Fled Their Country as a Result of the Civil Conflict From 1992 to 1997, UNHCR, 7 December 2005
No. 76: Summary Note: UNHCR's Strategy and Activities Concerning Refugee Children, UNHCR, October 2005
No. 75: UNHCR Comments on European Union Asylum Law and Policy, UNHCR webpage launched December 2005
No. 74: Strategies to Support the HIV-Related Needs of Refugees and Host Populations, UNHCR/UNAIDS, October 2005
No. 73: Identifying Gaps in Protection Capacity - CIS Countries, UNHCR, September 2005
No. 72: UNHCR Mine Action Operational Framework, UNHCR, September 2005. Mine Action and Effective Coordination: The United Nations Inter-Agency Policy, Inter-Agency Coordination Group on Mine Action, June 2005. Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes, United Nations Mine Action Service, February 2005
No. 71: Evaluation of the Department of International Protection's Protection Information Section (PIS), By Sharon RUSU, Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU), UNHCR, October 2005

No. 70: UNHCR Advisory on the Return of Somali Nationals to Somalia, UNHCR, 2 November 2005
No. 69: Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection: Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR, UNHCR, 1 August 2005 [French version: Module d'autoformation 1: Introduction à la protection internationale. Protéger les personnes relevant de la compétence du HCR], and Self-Study Module 2: Refugee Status Determination: Identifying who is a Refugee, UNHCR, 1 August 2005 [French version: Module d'autoformation 2: Détermination du Statut de Réfugié. Déterminer qui est un réfugié]
No. 68: Protection Mechanisms Outside of the 1951 Convention ("Complementary Protection"), By Ruma Mandal, PPLA/2005/02, UNHCR, June 2005
No. 67: Guidelines Relating to the Eligibility of Iraqi Asylum-Seekers, UNHCR, 3 October 2005, and Country of Origin Information Iraq, UNHCR, 3 October 2005
No. 66

Launch of Refworld 2004, Issue 14

No. 65: UNHCR Advisory Regarding the Return of Iraqis, UNHCR, 12 September 2005
No. 64: Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate, UNHCR, 20 November 2003 [French version: Normes relatives aux procédures de détermination du statut de réfugié relevant du mandat du HCR]
No. 63: UNHCR Note on Refugee Claims Based on Coercive Family Planning Laws or Policies, UNHCR, August 2005
No. 62: UNHCR's Position on the Treatment of Asylum Seekers From Togo, UNHCR, 2 August 2005, and UNHCR's Position on the Treatment of Liberian Asylum Seekers and Return to Liberia, UNHCR, 3 August 2005
No. 61: A Thematic Compilation of Executive Committee Conclusions, 2nd edition, UNHCR, June 2005

No. 60: UNHCR Manual on Refugee Protection and the ECHR, UNHCR, April 2003, Updated August 2006
No. 59: Refworld portal, UNHCR webpage revised July 2005
No. 58: Statements by the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection and Director of the Division of International Protection Services, UNHCR webpage launched June 2005
No. 57: Bolivia: A Situation Analysis, By Natalia Springer, WriteNet, April 2005
No. 56

Handbook for Planning and Implementing Development Assistance for Refugees (DAR) Programmes

No. 55

Housing, Land and Property Rights in Post-Conflict Societies: Proposals for a New United Nations Institutional and Policy Framework

Housing, Land and Property Rights in Post-Conflict Societies: Proposals for their Integration Into UN Policy and Operational Frameworks. Main Issues Discussed and Summary Conclusions (Geneva Expert Meeting, 10-11 November 2004)

No. 54: Refworld portal, UNHCR webpage launched April 2005
No. 53

L'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés

No. 52: Launch of Refworld "National Legislation" database, UNHCR webpage launched April 2005 (superceded by www.refworld.org, see Alert No. 131)
No. 51: UNHCR Position on the Continued International Protection Needs of Individuals From Kosovo, UNHCR, March 2005

No. 50

UNHCR Provisional Comments on the Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status (Council Document 14203/04, Asile 64, of 9 November 2004)

Summary of UNHCR's Provisional Observations on the Proposal for a Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures in Member States for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status

No. 49

People's Republic of China: Background Paper on the Situation of the Tibetan Population

Timor-Leste: Background Paper on Human Rights, Refugees and Asylum Seekers

No. 48: China: Background Paper on the Situation of North Koreans in China, By James D. Seymour, WriteNet, January 2005
No. 47

International Protection Considerations Regarding Colombian Asylum-Seekers and Refugees

No. 46

Self-Study Module 1: An Introduction to International Protection. Protecting Persons of Concern to UNHCR

No. 45

Analysis of the Situation of Internally Displaced Persons from Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro: Law and Practice

No. 44

UNHCR Annotated Comments on the EC Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals or Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Otherwise Need International Protection and the Content of the Protection granted (OJ L 304/12 of 30.9.2004)

No. 43

Information Note: Request for the Suspension of Forced Returns to Areas Affected by the Tsunami

No. 42

Compilation of conclusions adopted by the Executive Committee on the international protection of refugees, 1975 – 2004

No. 41: Refugee Protection in International Law: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection, edited by Erika Feller, Volker Türk and Frances Nicholson, Cambridge University Press/UNHCR, 2003

No. 40

European Roma Rights Centre and Others v. Immigration Officer at Prague Airport, Secretary of State for the Home Department, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Intervener)

Prise de position du HCR sur le besoin de protection en Allemagne des réfugiés d'origine arménienne en provenance de l'Azerbaïdjan (UNHCR)

No. 39: Launch of Refworld 2004, Issue 13, UNHCR, December 2004
No. 38: Note on the Cancellation of Refugee Status, UNHCR, 22 November 2004
No. 37: Moldova: Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment, By Argentina Gribincea and Mihai Grecu, WriteNet, October 2004, and Ukraine: Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment, By Nadia Diuk, WriteNet, November 2004
No. 36: Thailand: Background Paper on Human Rights, Refugees and Asylum Seekers, By W. Courtland Robinson, WriteNet, July 2004
No. 35: UNHCR Return Advisory Regarding Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Refugees, UNHCR, September 2004
No. 34: Basis of Claims and Background Information on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees from the Republic of Belarus, UNHCR, 8 October 2004
No. 33: Under What Circumstances Can a Person Who Has Taken an Active Part in the Hostilities of an International or a Non-International Armed Conflict Become an Asylum Seeker?, By Stéphane Jaquemet, PPLA/2004/01, UNHCR, June 2004, and Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum, By Rosa Da Costa, PPLA/2004/02, UNHCR, June 2004
No. 32: The Possibility of Applying the Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative Within Serbia and Montenegro to Certain Persons Originating from Kosovo and Belonging to Ethnic Minorities There, UNHCR, August 2004, and UNHCR Position on the Continued International Protection Needs of Individuals From Kosovo, UNHCR, August 2004, and Update on the Kosovo Roma, Ashkaelia, Egyptian, Serb, Bosniak, Gorani and Albanian Communities in a Minority Situation, UNHCR, June 2004
No. 31: Country of Origin Information - Iraq, UNHCR, 12 August 2004

No. 30: Reflink - Reference Portal for Information Sources, UNHCR webpage launched July 2004
No. 29: Launch of Refworld 2004, Issue 12, UNHCR, June 2004
No. 28: Basis of Claims and Background Information on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees from the Russian Federation, UNHCR, 24 June 2004
No. 27: Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum-Seekers from Sri Lanka, UNHCR, April 2004
No. 26: Directrices Sobre Protección Internacional No. 6: Solicitudes de Asilo Por Motivos Religiosos Bajo el Artículo 1A (2) de la Convención de 1951 y/o el Protocolo de 1967 Sobre el Estatuto de los Refugiados, HCR/GIP/04/06, UNHCR, 28 April 2004
No. 25: Ethiopia: A Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment, By Sarah Vaughan, WriteNet, January 2004
No. 24: Laos: A Situation Analysis and Trend Assessment, By Grant Evans, WriteNet, May 2004
No. 23: Basis of Claims and Background Information on Asylum-seekers and Refugees from the Russian Federation, UNHCR, May 2004 (superceded, see Alert No. 28)
No. 22: 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, UNHCR, 28 April 2004
No. 21: Update to the International Protection Response to Asylum-Seekers From Iraq, UNHCR, 1 March 2004 (only available on Refworld CD-Rom)

No. 20: Refref - Reference portal for information sources, UNHCR, March 2004 (superceded by Reflink, see Alert No. 30)
No. 19: Comments on the Source Country Information Systems (SCIS) of the International Centre for Migration Policy (ICMPD), UNHCR, May 2003, and Response to the UNHCR's Comments on the SCIS Safeguards, ICMPD/SCIS, December 2003
No. 18: Country of Origin Information: Towards Enhanced International Cooperation, UNHCR, February 2004
No. 17: UNHCR Position on Return of Rejected Asylum Seekers to Angola, UNHCR, 10 January 2004, and UNHCR Position on the Return of Rejected Asylum Seekers to Côte d'Ivoire, UNHCR, 10 January 2004, and UNHCR Position on the Return of Rejected Asylum Seekers to Somalia, UNHCR, 10 January 2004
No. 16: UNHCR Working Paper: A Revised "EU Prong" Proposal, UNHCR, 22 December 2003
No. 15: Political Rights of Refugees, By Ruma Mandal, PPLA/2003/04, UNHCR, November 2003, and The Interface Between Extradition and Asylum, By Sibylle Kapferer, PPLA/2003/05, UNHCR, November 2003
No. 14: Land Issues Within the Repatriation Process of Afghan Refugees, UNHCR, 1 September 2003
No. 13: Launch of Refworld 2003, Issue 11 Autumn update, UNHCR, November 2003
No. 12: Launch of Refworld "International Instruments" database, UNHCR webpage launched November 2003 superceded by www.refworld.org, see Alert No. 131)
No. 11: Background notes on the protection of refugees and asylum seekers in the EU candidate (Bulgaria, Romania) and acceding countries (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), UNHCR, February-September 2003

No. 10: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons. Guidelines for Prevention and Response, UNHCR, May 2003, and UNHCR Gender Training Kit on Refugee Protection and Resource Handbook, UNHCR, December 2002, and UNHCR Gender Training Kit on Refugee Protection and Resource Training Materials, UNHCR, December 2002
No. 9: 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, UNHCR, 4 September 2003, and Background Note on the Application of the Exclusion Clauses: Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, UNHCR, 4 September 2003
No. 8: Background Information on the Situation in the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Context of the Return of Asylum Seekers, UNHCR, 19 August 2003
No. 7: International Protection Considerations Regarding Azerbaijani Asylum-Seekers and Refugees, UNHCR, 16 September 2003, and International Protection Considerations Regarding Armenian Asylum-Seekers and Refugees, UNHCR, 16 September 2003
No. 6: UNHCR Annotated Comments on Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Reception of Asylum Seekers, UNHCR, July 2003, and UNHCR Annotated Comments on Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on Minimum Standards for Giving Temporary Protection in the Event of a Mass Influx of Displaced Persons and on Measures Promoting a Balance of Efforts Between Member States in Receiving Such Persons and Bearing the Consequences Thereof, UNHCR, 19 May 2003
No. 5: The Status of the Croatian Serb Population in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Refugees or Citizens?, UNHCR, May 2003
No. 4: UNHCR Working Paper on "UNHCR's Three-Pronged Proposal", UNHCR, 26 June 2003, and Co-operation to Address the Irregular Movement of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees: Elements for an International Framework, UNHCR, 17 April 2003
No. 3: Guidelines on International Protection No. 4: "Internal Flight or Relocation Alternative" Within the Context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, HCR/GIP/03/04, UNHCR, 23 July 2003, and UNHCR Education: Field Guidelines, UNHCR, February 2003
No. 2: UNHCR Returnee Monitoring Report, Afghanistan Repatriation, January 2002 - March 2003, UNHCR, 5 July 2003, and Discussion Paper "Towards a Comprehensive Solution for Displacement From Afghanistan", UNHCR, July 2003
No. 1: UNHCR Paper on Asylum Seekers from the Russian Federation in the Context of the Situation in Chechnya, UNHCR, February 2003

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