Thematic analysis of pledges Pledges relevant to birth registration for the prevention of statelessness (Action 7 of the Global Action Plan) Birth registration constitutes important proof of nationality or eligibility for nationality, and lack of birth registration creates risks of statelessness. Over one-fifth of pledges received at the HLS relate to improving birth registration procedures. It will be important to build on this momentum to ensure an end to statelessness owing to lack of birth registration. Pledges relevant to birth registration for the prevention of statelessness Total number of entities that made pledges 44 Total number of pledges made 60 Pledges made by States Number of States that made pledges States which made pledges 36 Albania, Angola, Argentina, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Republic of), Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Mauritania, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Montenegro, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe Number of pledges made by States 50 Pledges made by international/regional organizations Number of international/regional organizations that made pledges 3 International/regional organizations that made pledges Council of Europe, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region of Africa, High Commissioner for Minority Rights and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Number of pledges made by international/ regional organizations 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 3 33