UNHCR Resettlement Handbook and Country Chapters

The UNHCR Resettlement Handbook offers resettlement management and policy guidance to UNHCR staff, and is a key reference tool for resettlement states and NGOs on global resettlement policy and practice. First released in 1997, the Resettlement Handbook was fully revised in 2011.

The complete July 2011 publication can be downloaded in pdf format for offline browsing and/or printing.

• English [3.75 Mb] - French [4.22 Mb] - Spanish [4.04 Mb]

Individual chapters of the revised 2011 edition are available below, as are the Country Chapters written by Resettlement States. The Country Chapters are updated regularly by the competent government authorities.

 

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Foreword by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Resettlement within UNHCR's Mandate: International Protection and the the Search for Durable Solutions
• Chapter 2: The Evolution of Resettlement
• Chapter 3: Refugee Status and Resettlement
• Chapter 4: Managing Resettlement Effectively
• Chapter 5: Protection Considerations, and the Identification of Resettlement Needs
• Chapter 6: UNHCR Resettlement Submission Categories
• Chapter 7: Basic Procedures to Follow in Processing Resettlement Submissions
• Chapter 8: Partnership, Liaison, and Media Relations
• Acronyms
• Glossary

 

Country Chapters

• Argentina (June 2013 revision)
• Australia (May 2018 revision)
• Belgium (2018 revision)
• Brazil (July 2013 revision)
• Bulgaria (2018 revision)
• Canada (2018 revision)
• Chile (January 2002 revision)
• Czech Republic (July 2018 revision)
• Denmark (March 2016 revision)
• Finland (October 2018 revision)
• France (November 2018 revision)
• Germany (2018 revision)
• Iceland (April 2016 revision)
• Ireland (December 2018 revision)
• Italy (September 2019)
• Netherlands (2018 revision)
• New Zealand (May 2018 revision)
• Norway (2018 revision)
• Portugal (January 2019 revision)
• Romania (August 2016)
• Sweden (2018 revision)
• United Kingdom (2018 revision)
• United States of America (2018 revision)
• Uruguay (July 2016 revision)