UNHCR
The Campaign to
End Statelessness
by 2024
UNHCR calls on all actors
to take action to tackle
statelessness around the
world. UNHCR’s Global
Action Plan sets out 10
Actions for states to end
statelessness. What remains
to be done in Europe?
JOIN UNHCR’S CAMPAIGN
TO END STATELESSNESS!
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN EUROPE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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NSURE THAT THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STATELESS
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PERSONS OR PERSONS WHOSE CITIZENSHIP IS UNDETERMINED
IN EUROPE ACQUIRE OR CONFIRM THEIR CITIZENSHIP.
NSURE THAT NO CHILD IS BORN STATELESS IN EUROPE: grant citizenship
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automatically at birth to all children born in Europe who are otherwise stateless.
NSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN BORN IN EUROPE ARE REGISTERED AT
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BIRTH, regardless of their parents’ nationality, documentation or legal status, so that
every child’s legal identity is established and the risk of statelessness is reduced.
I DENTIFY AND PROTECT STATELESS MIGRANTS AND FACILITATE
THE NATURALIZATION OF STATELESS MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
NSURE ALL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE PARTIES TO
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BOTH UN STATELESSNESS CONVENTIONS.
STATELESSNESS IN EUROPE