Cooperation COOPERATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT ACTORS IN EUROPE IS NECESSARY TO END STATELESSNESS. Stateless persons have a key role to play, letting their voices be heard across Europe. In addition, States, regional institutions, civil society and UNHCR should join forces in order to find effective solutions. CIVIL SOCIETY STATELESS PERSONS STATES UN AGENCIES 1954 What is the 1954 Convention? THE 1954 CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF STATELESS PERSONS is the primary international instrument that regulates the status of stateless persons. It provides a framework for stateless persons to live their life in dignity by granting them a number of rights such as access to employment, public education and social security. It also provides for the issuance of an identity and travel document by the state to stateless persons on their territory and urges states to facilitate the naturalization of stateless persons. 12 STATELESSNESS IN EUROPE