Recommendation No. R (2000) 9 to Member States on Temporary Protection.

Focuses on the recommendation adopted by the member states of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers on temporary protection of refugees and other persons in need of international protection. Overview of the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe; Role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in decision to initiate temporary protection measures; Social needs that persons benefiting from temporary protection should have access to; Reason behind the cooperation that should take place between host countries and member states and between host countries and countries of origin in the spirit of international solidarity.