5.The Commitments of the States Expressed in their Speeches >> On Accession to Statelessness Conventions – 5 commitments Togo committed to quickly deposit the instruments of accession to the 1954 Convention and to become a party to the Convention of 1961. Ghana, Sierra Leone and Mali are committed to accede to the two Conventions, Ghana specified that it will do so by end of 2016. Burkina committed to accede to the 1961 Convention. >> On Legislative or Constitutional Reforms – 8 commitments Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Guinea, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea Bissau pledged to revise their nationality legislation; Guinea and Togo explained that the process is already underway, while Sierra Leone and Liberia in particular committed themselves to remove gender-based discrimination. Senegal and Ghana committed to put in place a legal framework for the protection of stateless persons in accordance with the 1954 Convention. >> On National Action Plans Liberia and the Gambia have developed national action plans to eradicate statelessness in accordance with the comprehensive Plan of Action by UNHCR.