EC/66/SC/CRP.11 Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme Distr. : Restricted 3 June 2015 English Original : English and French Standing Committee 63rd meeting Update on statelessness Summary This Update reviews progress made in relation to the prevention and reduction of statelessness and the identification and protection of stateless persons since the update provided two years ago (Note on statelessness, 4 June 2013, EC/64/SC/CRP.11). It discusses the increased commitment to resolve statelessness following the launch of the “#IBelong” campaign to end statelessness in 10 years and highlights the steps that are required to achieve the goals of the campaign, pursuant to the guiding framework established by the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness 2014-2024. It also identifies areas where challenges to addressing statelessness require strengthened international response.