Representatives from the Government of Viet Nam, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and UNHCR after a panel discussion launching a report on legal identity for women and children. © UNHCR On 15 and 16 December, UNHCR and the Directorate General for Migration Management (DGMM) of Turkey co-organized a two-day workshop on Statelessness Determination Procedures (SDPs) targeting technical experts of the DGMM and its Provincial Directorates. Following interactive discussions on procedural safeguards, coordination between refugee and statelessness status determination and good practices, standard operational procedures on SDPs were formulated to provide guidance to the Provincial Directorates. Participants included government officials, civil society partners, diplomatic corps and academia. On 24 November, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UNHCR opened the photo exhibition “WE BELONG: Global Faces of Statelessness” at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in commemoration of the sixth anniversary of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. The opening was attended by government officials, representatives of the diplomatic community, civil society and UN agencies. Tuenjai Deetes, a regional finalist of the Nansen Refugee Award, gave a speech on ongoing efforts to end statelessness in Thailand. On 30 September, the newly formed Government of Belgium adopted an agreement regarding its plans for the next four years, which includes an intention to search for solutions for individuals who cannot go back to their country of origin, such as stateless persons. On 17 November, the Government of Viet Nam, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and UNHCR organized a panel discussion to launch a report on “Legal identity for all women and children” from the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC). The aim of the event was to initiate consultations on ways to translate the recommendations into practice. All ACWC representatives, representatives from relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and ACWC partners joined the event. On 11 November, in Croatia, UNHCR organized an online presentation of its report ‘Analysis of the Legal Framework Concerning Stateless Persons and Persons at Risk of Statelessness in Croatia’ which was published in July this year. The analysis offers recommendations for enhancing protection against statelessness and serves as an important advocacy tool for addressing statelessness in Croatia with governmental and civil society stakeholders. 5