| Title | UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child |
| Publisher | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) |
| Publication Date | May 2008 |
| Topics | Children's rights | Children-at-risk | Unaccompanied / Separated children |
| Reference | Rev. (print-ready version) |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Arabic | Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian | French | Russian | Spanish | Turkish |
| Related Document(s) | Best Interests Determination Children - Protection and Care Information Sheet |
| Cite as | UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNHCR Guidelines on Determining the Best Interests of the Child, May 2008, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/48480c342.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
| Comments | This final version of the Guidelines has been produced following two years of field testing of the provisionally released version of May 2006. The Guidelines are complemented by Annexes 1-9. See also:Field Handbook for the Implementation of UNHCR BID Guidelines:Facilitator's Notes for the implementation of UNHCR BID Guidelines |