Chapter III. PLEDGES The Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) adopted in Kampala, Uganda, on 22 October 2009, demonstrates that African leaders are conscious of the difficulties that IDPs experience and poised and committed to put an end to the suffering of the IDPs. The Republic of South Sudan, as the 54th State in Africa, pledges to accede to and ratify this convention and to develop the related domestic legal framework so as to give this treaty full effect in the country. In conclusion, Mr. President, I say the Declaration of Independence of my country affirms that we undertake our international obligations and, specifically, the United Nations Charter seriously. South Sudan seeks to provide for all its citizens the highest living standards, and shall continue to develop public institutions committed to good governance and accountability. SPAIN EXCERPT FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT Without doubt, statelessness is one of the greatest “forgotten problems” of our time, affecting millions of people who are in this extremely vulnerable situation. As is known, the right to a nationality and the right not to be arbitrarily deprived of nationality are set out in article 15 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Faced with this reality, Spain has been adapting its national legislation in order to give a satisfactory answer to the problem of statelessness, gathering for years practically all the provisions set out in the 1961 Convention. For this reason, I have the honour to announce that Spain has initiated internal procedures to accede to this convention. SUDAN (THE) EXCERPTS FROM NATIONAL STATEMENT I wish to take this rare opportunity on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 50th of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness to renew before you and confirm my country's commitment and respect and implementation of the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. 117