202 Molnár Further to that, the year 2014 will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1954 New York Convention. Building on the momentum generated by the 2011 UNHCR Ministerial Conference of States, 2014 presents an excellent opportunity to reinforce awareness and action to address statelessness around the globe. As a champion state on statelessness, Hungary will strive to assist the UNHCR in its endeavor to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1954 New York Convention, in order to jointly bring forward the plight of stateless people around the world. The 2014 First Global Forum on Statelessness in The Hague31 will be an excellent occasion to reconfirm Hungary’s commitments and, hopefully, many states will follow, so as to make the world a better and more livable place for these often invisible and highly vulnerable individuals. 31 The First Global Forum on Statelessness. New Research and Policy Perspectives. 15-17 September 2014, The Hague (preliminary information available at <www.unhcr.org/ 5141e6a29.html > accessed 15 September 2013). tilburg law review 19 (2014) 194-202