Participants at the 2nd Statelessness course in Arabic held at the International Institute of International Humanitarian Law. © International Institute of International Humanitarian Law A number of courses on statelessness were organized to strengthen awareness of international standards among government officials and other stakeholders, while also providing a platform for participants to share experiences and explore solutions. From 16 to 19 April, UNHCR and the International Institute of International Humanitarian Law (IIHL), organized the 2nd Statelessness course in Arabic in Sanremo, Italy. The training gathered 32 government officials from countries across the Middle East and North Africa. From 17 to 21 June, UNCHR and the IIHL organized the 8th course on Statelessness in English in Sanremo, which brought together 31 participants from 24 countries across the world. From 12 to 15 June, an advanced capacitybuilding session on statelessness was held in Tunis, organized by UNHCR, the League of Arab States (LAS), the Arab Interior Ministers Council and the IIHL. The training was attended by 45 government officials from 21 LAS Member States from both Ministries of Justice and Interior. Finally, on 2 July, UNHCR conducted an introductory session on statelessness at an annual summer course held at the World Council of Churches Bossey Ecumenical Institute in Switzerland. The theme of this year’s summer course was “Engaging for Just and Participatory Societies – Belongingness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”. Participants were young faith leaders from a range of countries including Burkina Faso, Germany, Haiti, India and the USA. On 3 July, UNHCR and the Americas Network on Nationality and Statelessness (Red ANA) convened a panel discussion at the 2019 UNHCR Annual Consultations with NGOs on “Statelessness Data and Evidence: The Challenges and the Road Ahead”. Speakers from Red ANA, UNFPA and Lawyers for Human Rights, South Africa, discussed good practices currently taking place to improve data collection on statelessness. On May 28, UNHCR organized a workshop in Colombia on “Statelessness and problems related to nationality documentation in the mixed migration flows from Venezuela”. The workshop gathered over 50 delegates from civil society organizations, UN agencies and governmental entities of the Inter-Agency Mixed Migration Flows Group and the Protection Cluster in Colombia. The workshop resulted in an agreement to jointly develop a work plan to address the issues at a national level. 4