Thematic analysis of pledges Pledges relevant to removal of gender discrimination from nationality laws (Action 3 of the Global Action Plan) Gender discrimination in nationality laws can either relate to the conferral of nationality to children or to spousal acquisition, change and retention of nationality. Such laws create risks of statelessness where, for example, one parent is not permitted to pass their nationality on to their child and the other parent is stateless, unknown, unable or unwilling to complete the administrative requirements to confer nationality or to obtain documentation to prove the nationality of the child. In 2014, there were 27 States in which women could not confer nationality to their children on an equal basis to men. Since then, Sierra Leone and Madagascar have amended their nationality laws to permit men and women to pass nationality to their children on an equal basis. In Lesotho, legal reforms have given women the same ability to confer nationality on their spouses as men. At present, over 60 States have nationality laws which discriminate between men and women with respect to spousal acquisition, change and retention of nationality. The 20 pledges which relate to Action 3 of the Global Action Plan made during the HLS will help ensure that all States have nationality laws which treat women and men equally. Pledges relevant to removal of gender discrimination from nationality laws Total number of entities that made pledges 15 Total number of pledges made 20 Pledges made by States Number of States that made pledges States that made pledges 6 Central African Republic, Congo (Republic of), Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Liberia, Nigeria Number of pledges made by States 6 Number of pledges involving conferral of nationality on children 2 Number of pledges relating to spousal acquisition, change and retention of nationality 4 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 25