Unformatted text preview: Handbook for UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Case postale 2500 CH-1211 Geneve 2 Depot Emergencies Third Edition Comments on the Handbook for Emergencies and requests for additional Copies should be addressed to: The Emergency Preparedness and Response Section UNHCR Headquarters Case Postale 2500 CH - 1211 Geneve 2 www.acoss.org.au ON MIGRATION AND HEALTH: ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH ASPECTS Member States in the WHO European Region are facing a vast in? ux of refugees, which is having a signi? cant impact on public health. Migration-related environmental impacts on health are affecting the most vulnerable countries. Responding UNHCR has put in place specific resources and policies to respond to The section also covers information management, as a critical component of effective Working in emergency operations can be extremely stressful, and may take This document forms part of the 4th edition of the UNHCR Emergency Handbook. Working in emergency operations can be Handbook Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards this fourth edition. It is the result of an intense year-long mobilisation of human - (SDC) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United States Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US-PRM). shelter and settlement throughout the first phase of a refugee emergency. The minimum sectoral data presented in these guidance notes are based on the standards and units of measurement set by the UNHCR Handbook for Emergencies, Third Edition, and the Sphere Project Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards Partnership A Programme Management Handbook for UNHCR's Partners Table of Contents FOREWORD CHAPTER 1- UNHCR: THE MANDATE AND THE ORGANIZATION 1.1 UNHCR's Mandate 1. Historical Background 2. UNHCR's Evolving Responsibilities 1.2 Protection, Assistance and Durable Solutions 1. International Protection 2. Refugee Status 3. Video Production