ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) PLAN OF ACTION ON ERADICATION OF STATELESSNESS 2017 – 2024 proof of nationality by people residing in the country and by the diaspora. recommendations available 2.1.2 Organize a meeting to validate the study. Validation meeting held ECOWAS Member States UNHCR 2.1.3 Develop a reference framework for Availability of ECOWAS Member national studies on statelessness. reference framework States UNHCR 2.1.4 Organize a meeting to validate Validation meeting ECOWAS Member reference framework for national studies. held States UNHCR Objective 2.2: Institutionalize collection and dissemination of data on statelessness Activities Performance Responsible Indicator Authority(ies) 2.2.1 Develop a standard methodology Availability of ECOWAS Member for data collection on statelessness standard methodology States including during national population UNHCR censuses. 2.2.2 Organize a validation meeting. Availability of report of ECOWAS Member validation meeting States UNHCR Meeting report 2018 Reference framework on national studies Meeting report 2018 Source of Verification Standard methodology Report of validation meeting 2018 Timeframe 2018 2018 6