Research tools

Research tools
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In-depth information

Our additional research tools provide up-to-date information on various migration and asylum related topics of interest and importance to the interested public, but especially for experts in this area. Our library services are primarily designed for those who want to learn more in general on the issues of displacement, migration, refugee protection and UNHCR’s work. 

Refworld, the online tool developed by UNHCR, and the Refugee Law Reader are important sources of information on asylum cases, country of origin and refugee status determination as well as protection frameworks of all the continents, in particular, for lawyers and legal researchers.

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United Nations Library in Geneva

A complete depository of United Nations documents, some of them dating back to the League of Nations period.

UNHCR Visitors’ Centre

A small but vital resource at the UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva, welcoming thousands of people every year.

RefWorld

UNHCR’s decision-support tool for country-of origin and refugee status decisions. 

Refugee Law Reader

An online reader of cases, documents and materials in English, French, Russian and Spanish. 

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