ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) PLAN OF ACTION ON ERADICATION OF STATELESSNESS 2017 – 2024 1.4.1 Conduct information sessions and advocacy activities for the ECOWAS Parliament, Court of Justice and Commission on the provisions of the AU Protocol on the Right to Nationality, additional to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. 1.4.2 Organize a meeting of Government experts to prepare for participation of Member States in the meeting of the relevant specialized technical Committees. # of information and advocacy sessions conducted ECOWAS Commission UNHCR CSOs Reports Jan 2018 Position document ECOWAS Commission UNHCR CSOs Meeting report July 2017 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: Strengthening data management systems for effective response to the challenges of statelessness There is no comprehensive information available on the causes of statelessness and the number and profile of stateless persons in the ECOWAS region. In view of the urgent need to obtain more concrete information about the sources of statelessness and the obstacles to acquisition of nationality as well as potential ‘at risk’ groups, ECOWAS, in collaboration with UNHCR, will develop a standard framework for the collection of data that will help Member States to comprehensively document the situation of statelessness in their respective countries. Objective 2.1: Research, analysis and dissemination of data Activities Performance Indicator 2.1.1 Conduct a regional study on Study on obstacles statelessness, assessing obstacles to conducted; acquisition of nationality, including birth technical meeting registration, gender issues and access to held; Responsible Authority(ies) ECOWAS Member States UNHCR Source of Verification Study published, recommendations report available Timeframe 2018 5