Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS
Pledges made by States
252 pledges on statelessness were made by 66 States.
Year of
completion
expected by
the State
Relevant Action
of the Global
Action Plan/
Thematic Focus
By 2020, the Republic of Albania commits to establish by law, and
implement, a dedicated statelessness determination procedure, which
includes basic procedural safeguards, and the rights and obligations (legal
status) of stateless persons in line with the provisions of the 1954
Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
2020
6
By 2019, the Republic of Albania commits to align its Law on Citizenship
with, and effectively reduce the risk of statelessness in accordance with,
the key provisions of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of
Statelessness, and of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of
Stateless Persons as regards the naturalisation of stateless persons.
2019
2, 6
By 2021, the Republic of Albania commits to fully implement the 2018
legislative amendments that improve access to birth registration
procedures for children of Roma and Egyptian communities, and for
children born outside the territory of the Republic of Albania whose parents
are nationals of the Republic of Albania.
2021
7
The Government of Angola hereby commits to broaden the basis of civil
status registration for nationals born in Angola, irrespective of their
nationality, as well as for Angolans living abroad.
2024
7
The Government of Angola hereby commits to establish a Technical Group
for the Eradication of Statelessness and a National Action Plan.
2020
Other (National
Action Plan)
The Government of Angola hereby commits to sensitize the local
population and the implementation of the two United Nations Conventions
on statelessness from 1954 and 1961.
2024
Other
(awareness
raising/training)
The Government of the Republic of Argentina hereby commits to provide
CONARE with the necessary resources and trainings to implement the
statelessness determination procedure no later than 6 months from the
enactment of the Law.
2020
6
The Government of the Republic of Argentina hereby commits to take the
necessary administrative measures so that the children of naturalized
Argentine citizens who are in a situation of statelessness or at risk of
statelessness abroad can have access to the procedure for opting for the
Argentine nationality.
2020
6
State
Pledge
Albania
Angola
Argentina
The Government of the Republic of Argentina hereby commits to take all
No year of
the necessary measures before the pertinent judicial authorities in order to
completion
facilitate and promote the naturalisation of persons recognised as stateless,
indicated
in accordance with Article 32 of the 1954 Convention.
The Government of the Republic of Argentina hereby commits to develop
studies, in coordination with UNHCR, in order to find out about the
problems of under-registration of births in all provinces of the country.
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2022
6
7, 10
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