ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) PLAN OF ACTION
ON ERADICATION OF STATELESSNESS 2017 – 2024
1.2.4 Submit the legal instrument to the
Council of Ministers.
Submission of draft
ECOWAS
Commission
Report of ministerial
meeting
2019
1.2.5 Submit adopted legal instrument to
Authority of Heads of States and
Governments for signature.
Submission of draft
ECOWAS
Commission
Publication of the
legal instrument in
the official ECOWAS
journal
2019
Objective 1.3: Domestication of the international conventions on statelessness
Activities
Performance
Responsible
Indicator
Authority(ies)
1.3.1 Develop a standard reference
Availability of
ECOWAS Member
framework for review of nationality laws. reference framework
States in collaboration
with the ECOWAS
Commission and
UNHCR
1.3.2 Organize a meeting to validate the Meeting organized
ECOWAS Member
reference framework on review of
States in collaboration
nationality laws.
with the ECOWAS
Commission and
UNHCR
1.3.3 Organize training and information
# of training sessions ECOWAS Member
sessions for stakeholders on the
organized;
States in collaboration
importance of domesticating the
# of stakeholder
with the ECOWAS
International Conventions on
groups trained;
Commission and
Statelessness.
training toolkits
UNHCR
available
CSOs
Objective 1.4: Support for adoption of the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality
Activities
Performance
Responsible
Indicator
Authority(ies)
Source of
Verification
Reference
framework for review
of nationality laws
2018
Meeting report
2018
Meeting reports
2019
Source of
Verification
Timeframe
Timeframe
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