High Commissioner's Dialogue on Protection Challenges, 2014 - Key documents


Selected Reference Materials: Rescue, Disembarkation and Burden Sharing, Executive Committee Conclusions, International Instruments and IMO Guidelines

Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration: The 10-Point Plan in Action

Rescue at Sea: A Guide to Principles and Practice as Applied to Migrants and Refugee

Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea, 'Djibouti Conclusions', November 2011

  • UNHCR, Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea - how best to respond? Summary Conclusions ('Djibouti Conclusions'), 5 December 2011, http://www.refworld.org/docid/4ede0d392.html [Expert Meeting on Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea held in Djibouti, 8-10 November 2011]

International Workshop on the Protection of Irregular Movements of Persons at Sea, Jakarta, Indonesia, April 2014

  • UNHCR, Co-chairs' Summary: International Workshop on the Protection of Irregular Movements of Persons at Sea Jakarta, Indonesia, 21-22 April 2014, 22 April 2014, http://www.refworld.org/docid/53882cb34.html [International Workshop held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 21- 22 April 2014]

Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea, Bangkok, Thailand, March 2014

  • UNHCR, Co-Chairs' Summary: "Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea", 4 March 2014, http://www.refworld.org/docid/5343abe64.html [Regional meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-4 March 2014]

UNHCR Central Mediterranean Sea Initiative (CMSI)


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Interceptions and external processing

Temporary protection

Regional initiatives and meetings

  • Sana'a Declaration, 13 November 2013, http://www.refworld.org/docid/530483644.html [Adopted at the Regional Conference on Asylum and Migration, Sana'a, 11-13 November 2013]
  • UNHCR and IOM, Caribbean Regional Conference on the Protection of Vulnerable Persons in Mixed Migration Flows: Promoting Cooperation and Identification of Good Practices (Summary Report), 23 May 2013, http://www.refworld.org/docid/51e3c0384.html [Regional Conference held in Nassau, the Bahamas, 22-23 May 2013]
  • Douglas Guilfoyle and Efthymios Papastavridis, Background Paper: "Mapping Disembarkation Options: Towards Strengthening Cooperation in Managing Irregular Movements by Sea", 4 March 2014, http://www.refworld.org/docid/5346438f4.html
  • Jakarta Declaration on Addressing Irregular Movement of Persons, 20 August 2013, http://www.refworld.org/docid/530db94f4.html [Adopted at the Special Conference on Irregular Movement of Persons, Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 August 2013]
  • UNHCR, Co-Chairs' Summary: Regional Roundtable on Irregular Movements by Sea in the Asia- Pacific Region, 20 March 2013, http://www.refworld.org/docid/51e3bcfe4.html [Regional Roundtable held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 18-20 March 2013]