Cover photo: Sangita Karki works at the office of the Citizenship Affected People’s Network (CAPN) in Kathmandu, Nepal. She was stateless for many years due to gender-discriminatory nationality laws but was able to secure citizenship in August 2024 after a nine-year struggle. © UNHCR/Uma Bista 20 U N H C R > B A C K G R O U N D N O T E O N G E N D E R E Q U A L I T Y, N AT I O N A L I T Y L A W S A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 2 0 2 6