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Synopsis of UNHCR's Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women (1991)

http://www.womenscommission.org/wc_guidelineswomen.html

A synopsis of the guidelines has been prepared by the Women's Commission on Refugee Women and Children and includes the following:

1. Introduction. Background, Legal Framework, Going Beyond Legal Measures, Purpose of the Guidelines, Structure of the Guidelines
2. Assessment and PlanningPurpose of the Assessment and Planning Process; Questions to be Answered by Assessment, How and Where to get Information, Evaluating and Using Information
3. Protection Needs and ResponsesPhysical Security, Legal Procedures and Criteria for the Determination of Refugee Status
4. Addressing Protection through AssistanceIntroduction, Camp Design and Layout, Access to Food and other Distributed Items,Water and Firewood,Access to Appropriate Health Care, Education and Skills Training, Economic Activities
5. Follow-Up and Reporting of Protection ProblemsIntroduction, Planning a Response, Individual Cases, Pattern of Protection Problems,Reporting

   Length: 67 pages

http://www.womenscommission.org/wc_guidelineswomen.html

For the compleet document in PDF http://www.reliefweb.int/library/GHARkit/files/GUIDELINES_PROTECTION.PDF