List of Acronyms List of Acronyms List of Acronyms ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations CAT The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ICJ International Court of Justice ID Internally Displaced Person CRVS Civil Registration and Vital Statistics NDI National Digital Identity CSO Civil Society Organization NFA Nationality For All DPI Digital Public Infrastructure OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development e-ID Electronic Identity SDG Sustainable Development Goals EU European Union SEAP Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific SSI Self-Sovereign Identity HR4ID The Human Rights for Digital ID Coalition ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UPR Universal Periodic Review ID4D World Bank Identification for Development Initiative IDP GDPR General Data Protection Regulation UNHCR Identity World Bank’s Identification for Enhanced Access to Services Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ICT Information and Communications Technology IDEAS CRPD UNESCAP UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme 4 5 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC THIRD EDITION - REGIONAL OVERVIEW REPORT 2026