Conflict and security
- Global burden of armed violence
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2008
- The report brings into focus the wide ranging costs of war and crime on development and seeks to provide a solid evidence base to shape effective policy, programming, and advocacy to prevent and re...
- The right to asylum between Islamic Shari’ah and international refugee law: a comparative study
- A. Abou-El-Wafa / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2009
- Today, the majority of refugees worldwide are Muslims. This fact occurs at a time when the level of extremism, ethnic and religious, is on the rise around the globe, even in the world’s most dev...
- Return to Afghanistan?: a study of Afghans living in Tehran
- J. Mohammad;D. Glazebrook;G. Jamshidiha / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2005
- This paper explores the experiences and livelihoods of Afghan migrants living in Iran. It aims to increase understanding of transnational migration as a key livelihood strategy in the regional cont...
- 10 key points on HIV/AIDS and the protection of refugees, IDPs and other persons of concern
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2005
- This document, written by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees highlights ten points on HIV and AIDS and the protection of refugees, internally displaced persons and others of concern. The ...
- Antiretroviral medication policy for refugees
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2007
- This United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) antiretroviral policy is designed to offer guidance to UNHCR and its partners, as well as host governments, on the provision of the di...
- The UNHCR tool for participatory assessment in operations
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2006
- Refugees, internally displaced persons and returnees must be at the centre of decision-making concerning their protection and well-being. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the protection p...
- The protection of forced migrants in Islamic law
- K. Zaat / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2007
- Despite Muslim states hosting large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), the inherent protection and assistance afforded to forced migrants at Islamic Law has la...
- Influencing state behavior for refugee protection: UNHCR and the design of the refugee protection regime
- M. Stavropoulou / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2008
- UNHCR is the guardian of the international refugee protection regime. In fulfilling this role, UNHCR is also the single most important actor in its constant development. This paper seeks to examine...
- Beyond the nexus: UNHCR’s evolving perspective on refugee protection and international migration
- J. Crisp / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2008
- Until the 1990s, UNHCR rarely made any reference to the issue of international migration in its policy documents and public statements. From the early 1990’s onwards, however, UNHCR's traditiona...
- UNHCR handbook for the protection of women and girls
- United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2008
- Today, women and girls everywhere still face greater obstacles claiming and enjoying their rights than do men and boys. Displacement generally exacerbates these inequalities, as does a tenden...
