The Campaign to End Statelessness July – September 2019 Update #IBelong Join us in our Campaign to End Statelessness High-Level Segment on Statelessness On 7 October, the High-Level Segment on Statelessness was convened as part of UNHCR’s annual Executive Committee meeting. The event was organized at the midway mark of the tenyear #IBelong Campaign and was therefore an opportunity for States to both showcase their achievements so far while also making pledges for the remainder of the Campaign. Over 350 commitments were submitted by governments, civil society and international and regional organizations. Among them are over 250 commitments made by over 65 States. These include pledges to introduce safeguards in nationality laws to prevent statelessness; end gender discrimination in nationality laws; provide protection to stateless persons; facilitate naturalization of stateless people; ensure birth registration of particular groups that are at risk of statelessness; accede to or ratify the UN statelessness conventions; and enhance or initiate data collection on stateless populations. UN High-Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the high-level panel on statelessness during UNHCR’s Executive Committee meeting. © UNHCR 1