Page 31 MONACO (CONTINUED) Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25  4. Every person born of a Monegasque mother who acquired Monegasque nationality by naturalization, by reestablishment of nationality, or by application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article 6 or the fourth paragraph of article 7 of this law.  5. Every person born of a mother who acquired Monegasque nationality by declaration following a simple adoption. 6. Every person born in Monaco from unknown parents. Note: While Article 1 of Law No. 1155 was amended in 2003 to expand the categories by which a child can obtain citizenship through his/her mother, and again in 2019 to grant citizenship to children born in Monaco from unknown parents, Article 1 is still discriminatory in that fathers, unlike mothers, have unconditional rights in passing nationality to their children. Article 17 of the Constitution of Monaco: The citizens of Monaco enjoy equality before the law. No preferential status or treatment is accorded to any of them. TOGO Ordinance No. 78-34 of 7 September 1978 establishing the Code of Togolese Nationality: Article 5. ... a foreign woman who marries a Togolese man acquires the Togolese nationality at the time of the marriage. Article 12. ... a foreigner ... married to a Togolese woman [can be naturalized under Article 10 by decree following an investigation]. Article 23. Loses Togolese nationality: ... (3) a foreign woman divorced from her Togolese husband. Take Action – Togo Prime Minister Komi Sélom Klassou Lomé TOGO Email Portal: www.republicoftogo.com/ Liens-premier-niveau/Contactez-nous Email: togo@un.int (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @republicoftogo Facebook: facebook.com/pages/REPUBLIC-OF-TOGO/6683533941 Note: Article 2 of the Constitution of 1992 of Togo: The Togolese Republic guarantees equality before the law for all citizens without distinction of origin, race, sex, social status or religion.

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