CONTENTS
Contents ........................................................................................................................................................ i
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................... iii
Acronyms .................................................................................................................................................... iv
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Executive summary ............................................................................................................................ vi
PRM Work on Statelessness .................................................................................................................... vi
Evaluation Overview ............................................................................................................................... vi
Evaluation Scope and Methodology ........................................................................................................ vi
Key Findings and Conclusions ................................................................................................................ vi
Key Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... vii
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Description of Statelessness Strategy ................................................................................................ 1
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Evaluation Purpose and Scope........................................................................................................... 1
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Evaluation Design and Data Collection Methods ............................................................................. 2
Evaluation Design ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Data Collection ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Limitations ................................................................................................................................................ 3
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Data and Findings ............................................................................................................................... 4
EQ1: To what extent are PRM investments in statelessness initiatives—both financial and diplomatic—
contributing to the prevention and reduction of statelessness and to the protection of stateless people? . 4
Funding ................................................................................................................................. 4
Mainstreaming and Coordination.......................................................................................... 8
PRM Staffing and Assistance ............................................................................................. 10
U.S. Diplomacy ................................................................................................................... 12
Mainstreaming and coordination efforts in USG ................................................................ 13
EQ2: To what extent have PRM efforts supported progress toward achieving the goals of UNHCR’s
GAP? ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Perceptions of Informants on Effectiveness ........................................................................ 14
The #IBelong Campaign ..................................................................................................... 17
Perspectives on Human Rights Treaty Bodies .................................................................... 19
Links Between the GAP and PRM’s Strategy .................................................................... 21
EQ3: What changes or updates need to be made to PRM’s statelessness strategy to strengthen the
ability of statelessness initiatives to prevent and reduce statelessness, including PRM monitoring of
statelessness activities overseas? ............................................................................................................ 24
PRM monitoring of UNHCR .............................................................................................. 24
Types of Monitoring and Results .......................................................................................... 1
Gaps in PRM’s Statelessness Strategy ................................................................................ 26
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