The Campaign to End Statelessness April – June 2019 Update #IBelong Join us in our Campaign to End Statelessness Mobilizing Governments and Civil Society In the lead-up to the High-Level Segment on Statelessness that will be held as part of UNHCR’s Executive Committee meeting on 7 October 2019, national and regional preparatory meetings have been organized to support States in highlighting their achievements and preparing pledges. Statelessness. The conference also resulted in the extension of the ICGRL Action Plan to 2024 and the addition of two objectives related to legal identity documentation. On 23 April, UNHCR and the Government of Tajikistan convened a National Consultation on the Prevention and Reduction of Statelessness in Dushanbe. The consultation gathered delegates from ministries, civil society, the diplomatic community and international agencies who reviewed the remaining legislative and procedural gaps in Tajikistan with respect to the prevention and reduction of statelessness. Recommendations were submitted to the Government for further consideration and are intended to support the Government’s active participation at the HighLevel Segment on Statelessness. From 16 to 18 April, a Ministerial Conference on the Eradication of Statelessness in the Great Lakes Region took place in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organized by the Government of Kenya, the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and UNHCR. The conference gathered representatives from 12 ICGLR Member States, intergovernmental bodies and civil society organizations who collectively reviewed the progress of ICGLR Member States under ICGLR’s Action Plan on the Eradication of Statelessness and shared indicative pledges in relation to the High-Level Segment on 1