A Quick Look at Refworld, UNHRC's Online Research Tool on Refugee Issues

The UN refugee agency has launched Refworld, an innovative online protection tool that provides information for those who have to make decisions on refugee status. From the press release:

"We have a website now that can be considered to be one of the best in areas linked to human rights, linked to the need to make law accessible to the general public and to all relevant actors in this field." High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres

Refworld's unparalleled collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks has been carefully selected and compiled from – and with – UNHCR's global network of field offices, governments, international, regional and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and judicial bodies. Until the launch of Refworld this information was only available in CD and DVD formats for a fee. [JH]