Tens of thousands of stateless people, many of whom were made stateless by the dissolution of the Soviet Union, will benefit from Uzbekistan’s new law which confirms their right to citizenship. © UNDP/Mirfozil Khasanov ACTION 5: Prevent statelessness in cases of state succession DESIRED OUTCOME No new cases of statelessness due to future situations of State succession. Context Emergence of new States and transfers of territory between existing States (State succession) have led to mass statelessness on numerous occasions. State succession occurs where there is: • • • 22 transfer of one part of the territory of a State to another State; separation of part of the territory of a State and formation of one or more new States; dissolution of a State and formation of two or more States. In the case of separation or dissolution, although most individuals automatically become citizens of newly independent States when nationality legislation is adopted, large numbers can be left stateless. Migration movements before and at the time of independence, as well as discrimination against marginalized ethnic and social groups, may create particular risks of statelessness. Transfers or exchanges of territory between States can have similar results. GLOBAL ACTION PLAN TO END STATELESSNESS 2.0