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Country Information
Collection of country of origin information, carefully selected from UNHCR, international, governmental and non-governmental sources. This section includes UNHCR country reports, and a wide range of documents from other sources, such as country profiles and assessments, research papers, query responses, and human rights reports.

Legal Information
Collection of the core international treaties and agreements (such as those adopted by the United Nations and in the European Union), national legislation relating to UNHCR's mandate, and case law from international, regional and national courts.

Policy Documents
Collection of refugee policy documents and guidelines from a variety of sources. In particular, UNHCR's position papers relating to specific countries and case loads are highlighted here.

Reference Documents
Collection consisting of a host of handbooks and training manuals, as well as background documents from the United Nations and other sources.

Disclaimers
The "Refworld Disclaimers" describe UNHCR's non-endorsement for third party materials and limit UNHCR's liability for the content made available in such material.

Privacy Policy
The "Refworld Privacy Policy" describes UNHCR's general principles for the collection and use of information from Refworld users.

Partners
Refworld's Strategic Information Partners are a select group of publishers who are widely recognized for their reputation for credible and authoritative reporting on issues relevant to refugee status determination and protection.

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