Eight years into the Campaign: Key approaches that have propelled change Drawing on lessons from countries that have made significant progress on statelessness, the below strategies and actions have proven to be important for affecting change: • • • • • • • 4 Government-led coordination mechanisms to address statelessness, engaging a wide range of government authorities and institutions, and appointment of government focal points on statelessness. Developing and implementing national action plans on ending statelessness. Generating data on statelessness and identifying stateless persons and persons at risk of statelessness to guide responses on the reduction and prevention of statelessness. Inclusion of statelessness issues in national development programs. Engagement of UN agencies and United Nations Country Teams on statelessness and integration of statelessness in UN-wide processes and frameworks. Mobilization and capacity building of a wide range of civil society actors, including NGOs, academia, and faith-based organizations to engage on statelessness. Consulting stateless persons and persons at risk of statelessness in planning and design of programs. UNHCR > #IBELONG CAMPAIGN TO END STATELESSNESS: ACCELERATING ACTION IN THE FINAL TWO YEARS OF THE CAMPAIGN