Upcoming Events From 16 to 18 April in Nairobi, Kenya On 25 and 26 April in Madrid, Spain The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and UNHCR will convene a Ministerial Conference on the Eradication of statelessness in the Great Lakes Region bringing together States and other key stakeholders. It is expected that the 12 ICGLR Member States will formally extend the timeline of the Regional Action Plan, which currently concludes in 2019 and will work on the formulation of pledges that will be presented at the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. A regional statelessness conference will be convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain and UNHCR. The event will gather representatives from European Union Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, EU candidate and neighbouring countries, as well as EU institutions, civil society representatives, academia and independent experts. The conference will serve as a platform for dialogue between States and other participants to share good practices, challenges and experiences in the lead-up to the High-Level Segment on Statelessness, and to develop pledges to be delivered on that occasion. From 16 to 19 April in Sanremo, Italy The 3rd Arabic Statelessness course will be held at the international Institute for Humanitarian Law in Sanremo. The course is co-organized by UNHCR and focuses on government representatives from North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf subregion. The course aims to strengthen awareness of international standards while also providing a platform for participating States to share positive experiences and explore solutions and innovations. 29 April, Iraq A national conference on statelessness will be convened by UNHCR’s partner Mercy Hands. The event is intended to discuss potential legislative solutions and engage key Government authorities in preparation for the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. On 23 April in Dushanbe, Tajikistan On 15 May in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan UNHCR, in partnership with UNICEF and in close coordination with the Government of Tajikistan, will convene National Consultations on statelessness prevention and reduction to further promote the statelessness eradication agenda and prepare for the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. The UNHCR-UNICEF Coalition on every Child’s Right to a Nationality will hold National Consultations on Birth Registration and the Right to a Nationality in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On 30 and 31 May in Bangkok, Thailand A regional preparatory meeting for the Asia-Pacific region will be convened in Bangkok, bringing together representatives from States in South East Asia, South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, as well as from international institutions and civil society. The meeting will be an opportunity for States to take stock of progress made in addressing statelessness and advance country-specific undertakings for concrete commitments to be made at the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. 11