Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS
Year of
completion
expected
by the
organization
Relevant Action
of the Global
Action Plan/
Thematic Focus
The Commission for the Economic and Monetary Community of Central
Africa (hereinafter referred to as CEMAC) hereby commits to facilitate the
appointment of statelessness government focal points and their alternates
in all CEMAC Member States by 30 December 2019 at the latest.
2019
Other
The CEMAC Commission commits, no later than 30 December 2021, to
support and frame the development of a study on stateless persons and at
risk of statelessness in Central Africa in order to improve the availability of
data on the issues of statelessness, nationality and proof of legal identity,
and to suggest solutions to eradicate these identified situations.
2020
Other (regional
action plan)
The CEMAC Commission is committed to developing, by 2020, a Regional
Action Plan to eradicate statelessness in Central Africa, in accordance with
the resolutions expressed in the N'Djamena Initiative adopted by its
Member States and Partner States on 12 December 2018. In order to
facilitate understanding of the relevance of this Regional Plan of Action, the
CEMAC Commission also commits to organize broad communication
campaigns in 2020 on the phenomenon of statelessness and its
consequences.
2021
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2024
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The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Provide technical resources
for the effective implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action.
2024
Other (regional
action plan)
The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Coordinate the
implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action and produce periodic progress
reports on its implementation.
2024
Other (regional
action plan)
The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Organize periodic High-level
consultations amongst ECOWAS Institutions and Member States.
2024
Other
(diplomacy)
The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Mainstream Statelessness
into on-going policy advocacy and programmes.
2024
Other
International/regional organization
Pledge
Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Advocate and demonstrate
leadership in the implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action and on the
Eradication of Satelessness in its entirety. In particular, ECOWAS Comisison
will prioritize the following activities over the next five years:
a. Enhance the Implementation of Community legal texts relating to
the Issuance of ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Cards and
ECOWAS Passports;
b. Ensure that the provisions related to integration and protection of
stateless persons are applied to guarantee the rights of stateless
persons in line with Objective 3.2.5 of the Banjul Plan of Action.
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