Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS
Year of
completion
expected by
the State
State
Pledge
Relevant Action
of the Global
Action Plan/
Thematic Focus
Denmark
Denmark recognizes the overall importance of the statelessness
conventions and pledges to continue its efforts for the general avoidance
of statelessness.
No year of
completion
indicated
Other
2021
6
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini hereby commits to undertake
and publish a qualitative and quantitative study by 2021 to better
understand the situation of groups and individuals who are stateless or at
risk of statelessness in the territory with a view to finding a solution to their
situation.
2021
10
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini hereby commits to establish
by 2022 a procedure to determine the status of stateless migrants in line
with the 1954 Convention.
2022
6
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini hereby commits to undertake
national consultations on gender equality in nationality laws and initiating
the necessary reforms to uphold citizens' equal ability to confer nationality
on spouses and children by end of 2024.
2024
3
The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini hereby commits to introducing
a provision in our nationality law to grant nationality to all children of
unknown origin found in our territory and those born in our territory who
would otherwise be stateless by 2024.
2024
2
2022
7
By the end of 2021, the Gambia commits to undertake and publish a
qualitative study to better understand the situation of statelessness groups
and individuals living in its territory with a view to finding a solution to their
situation (Action 10 of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness).
2021
10
By the year 2022, the Gambia commits to introduce a safeguard in its
nationality law to grant nationality to children born on the territory including
foundlings who would otherwise be stateless (Action 2 of the Global Action
Plan to End Statelessness).
2022
2
Consider legal reform regarding the nationality and citizenship provisions
in the 1997 Constitution to facilitate naturalisation of refugees and stateless
persons by 2020.
2020
6
To include late birth registration into all health facilities, including outreach
to Reproductive and Child Health Services across the country, by the end
of 2020 (Action 7 of the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness).
2020
7
Denmark will work to improve cooperation between relevant authorities
regarding the identification of stateless persons.
Eswatini
Ethiopia
The Government of Ethiopia commits to simplify and improve access to
birth registration procedures, including late birth registration to ensure
universal birth registration to refugee children in our territory.
Gambia
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