Acknowledgements Appreciation goes to those UNHCR colleagues in the field who piloted use of the Framework and to colleagues in the Division of International Protection Services and Office for Organizational Development and Management whose collective expertise enriched the text.
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This document along with further information on statelessness is available on UNHCR’s Refworld website: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/statelessness.html and UNHCR’s homepage on statelessness: www.unhcr.org/statelessness The “Protection Gaps Framework for Analysis” for refugee situations and the inter-agency tool “Protection of Conflict-Induced IDPs: Assessment for Action” are also available on Refworld: http://www.refworld.org Cover photo: Formerly stateless Indian origin plantation worker picking tea on an estate in Sri Lanka, UNHCR, G. Amarasinghe, 2007 Photos: UNHCR/G. Popovic, 2007 (p. 2), UNHCR/K. McKinsey, 2006 (p. 8), UNHCR/E. Lauwers, 1999 (p. 18), UNHCR/V. Tan, 2008 (p. 24), UNHCR/G. Amarasinghe, 2007 (p. 32), Greg Constantine, 2007, (p. 38), UNHCR/G.M.B. Akash, 2006 (p. 44).
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