On 10 March, the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) released a Briefing on Stateless people and people at risk of statelessness forcibly displaced from Ukraine. In the briefing, ENS explains why statelessness needs to be considered as part of the Ukraine refugee response and how frontline responders can identify and support stateless persons. It further provides an overview and analysis of available support and services for stateless persons in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova and Romania. On 24 March, the World Council of Churches organized a global webinar on “Statelessness: A Product of Racialized Nationality?”, highlighting global trends with regards to racial discrimination and statelessness. The webinar included presentations by UNHCR, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion and the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Rights. On 24 March, the Belgrade Law Faculty, as part of a Specialist Course on International Refugee Protection, organized a session on the international legal framework on nationality and statelessness. The session was attended by approximately 40 students from various universities across Europe. In Jordan, UNHCR provided training to government officials and legal practitioners on documentation and statelessness. From 1 to 3 March, employees from the Civil Status Department received training on core protection topics with a dedicated session on statelessness and the importance of documentation in the prevention of statelessness. From 10 to 12 March, training was also provided for Ministry of Justice employees and legal service providers, including UNHCR’s legal partners. A dedicated session on statelessness focused on documentation and the role of legal aid to prevent statelessness. During her mission to Zimbabwe, from 19 to 21 January, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Ms. Gillian Triggs, met with the Ministers responsible for Refugees and Foreign Affairs, where she encouraged the Government of Zimbabwe to accede to the 1961 Convention and implement the pledges made by Zimbabwe during the 2019 HighLevel Segment on Statelessness. On 14 February, in Abuja, Nigeria, UNHCR convened the annual partnership coordination meeting with the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission. The meeting resulted in the development of a joint workplan for 2022. ECOWAS reiterated its support for the adoption of the Regional Model Law on statelessness determination procedures and the protection of stateless persons. On 9 and 10 March, in Burkina Faso, in support of the Government’s efforts to ensure effective civil registration and documentation to prevent statelessness, UNHCR organized a training for 40 local government employees in charge of civil registration and documentation. The training focused on the causes of statelessness, the importance of civil registration for the prevention of statelessness and the national legal framework. Representatives from the media also attended the training, with the view to reinforce and support public communication and awareness raising efforts. On 15 March, in Mali, UNHCR and the Government Committee on Statelessness organized an event to present and disseminate the study “Risks of statelessness in Mali and for Malians residing abroad”. The audience was mainly composed of students and lecturers from the University of Bamako. In Iraq, UNHCR and the Legal Clinic Network extended and broadened their partnership for 2022, and included legal assistance, capacity building and advocacy for policy and law reform. These interventions are informed by a quantitative and qualitative mapping study on Faili Kurds and Bidoons in a total of 10 Central and Southern Governates which was conducted by Legal Clinic Network in November and December 2021. UNHCR > The Campaign to End Statelessness | January – March 2022 Update 5