Implementation of the Global Action Plan With respect to Action 1 (Resolve existing major situations of statelessness), from 18-20 February, UNHCR and NGO partners in the Kyrgyz Republic conducted a profiling exercise of stateless persons in the north and south of the country. The exercise aimed at improving UNHCR’s and the Government’s understanding of the stateless population, their backgrounds, capacities, integration needs and access to services. Data obtained as a result of profiling will be used to further develop a solutions strategy for stateless persons. On Action 2 (Ensure that no child is born stateless), the number of foundlings who were granted Ivorian nationality following legal proceedings in Côte d’Ivoire has gone up to eleven since the beginning of 2019. In 2018, a court granted nationality to five children following a landmark court decision. A judge in Soubre recently followed the decision and issued nationality certificates to an additional six children. In line with Action 3 (Remove gender discrimination from nationality law), Lesotho enacted constitutional reforms to grant women and men an equal ability to confer nationality on spouses. UNHCR and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights have advocated for this reform, which puts an end to the inequality between men and women with regard to the acquisition of nationality. In line with Action 1, Action 7 (Ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness) and Action 8 (Issue nationality documentation to those with entitlement to it), the Government of Tajikistan approved the expansion of statelessness identification and reduction activities in eight new districts of Tajikistan. The project is implemented as part of the UNHCR-UNICEF Coalition on Every Child’s Rights to a Nationality and is combined with a birth registration component covered by UNICEF targeting some 2,500 children. By this decision, the Government again confirmed its commitment to address the issue of statelessness in the country. UNHCR continues advocating for the adoption of an amnesty law to address statelessness issues among persons for whom solutions cannot be found under the existing legal framework. With regard to Action 6 (Grant protection status to stateless migrants and facilitate their naturalization), on January 16, Panama enacted an Executive Decree on the protection and identification of stateless persons. This Decree establishes a statelessness determination procedure and guarantees access to rights for stateless persons, including family reunification, access to work, health, education, housing and travel documents. The Decree also includes safeguards against statelessness for foundlings. This Executive Decree was based on the UNHCR Draft Articles on the Protection of Stateless Persons and the Facilities for their naturalization. Also in line with Action 1, the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand passed a bill to amend its Civil Registration Act in January 2019. Among other things, the amendment facilitates the acquisition of Thai nationality for abandoned stateless children who have resided in Thailand for at least 10 years. 7