Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS International/regional organization Pledge Year of completion expected by the organization Relevant Action of the Global Action Plan/ Thematic Focus CLARCIEV hereby commits to promote the development and implementation of national, bilateral and multilateral projects aimed at achieving the goal of eradicating statelessness, especially in the context of large movements of refugees and migrants, in collaboration and with the support of UNHCR and international/regional cooperation institutions and from civil society, when applicable. No year of completion indicated Other CLARCIEV hereby commits to promote the interoperability of national databases (migratory and refugee) with appropriate protection safeguards. No year of completion indicated Other CLARCIEV hereby commits to take as a primary consideration the best interest of children in the identification and documentation of asylum seekers and refugees. No year of completion indicated Other 2021 9 2021 6, 7, Other Council of Europe In the framework of its intergovernmental activities, the Council of Europe hereby commits to: Promote the accession of all its (47) Member States to the European Convention on Nationality (CETS 166) and the Convention on the Avoidance of Statelessness in relation to State Succession (CETS No.200). Encourage its Member States that have made reservations to the abovementioned conventions to withdraw them, bearing in mind the object and purpose of these conventions. Support, in parallel, UNHCR's campaign urging all States to accede to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In close cooperation with UNHCR, carry out activities in support of (47) Member States aimed at establishing or, where appropriate, improving the functioning of statelessness determination procedure, enhancing the protection of stateless persons under international law and enabling them to access their rights, including the right to acquire a nationality. Promote the right of every stateless child to have access to his or her birth certificate and civil status documents. In its support activities, the Council of Europe will in particular take into account the principles set out in Recommendation No. R (99) 18 of the Committee of Ministers on the prevention and reduction of statelessness and Recommendation CM/Rec (2009)13 of the Committee of Ministers on the nationality of children. These support activities will consist of technical meeting(s) enabling government experts to share experiences and good practices in improving procedures for the determination and resolution of statelessness, the protection of stateless persons and access to their rights. U N H C R > H I G H - L E V E L S E G M E N T O N S T A T E L E S S N E S S : R E S U LT S A N D H I G H L I G H T S 77

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