Executive Summary
Action 3:
Action 7:
REMOVE GENDER DISCRIMINATION FROM
NATIONALITY LAWS
ENSURE BIRTH REGISTRATION FOR THE
PREVENTION OF STATELESSNESS
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Goal: All States have nationality laws which
treat women and men equally with regard to
conferral of nationality to their children and
with regard to the acquisition, change and
retention of nationality.
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Goal: No reported cases of statelessness due
to a lack of birth registration.
Action 4:
Action 8:
PREVENT DENIAL, LOSS OR DEPRIVATION OF
NATIONALITY ON DISCRIMINATORY GROUNDS
ISSUE NATIONALITY DOCUMENTATION TO
THOSE WITH ENTITLEMENT TO IT
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Goal: No States have nationality laws which
permit denial, loss or deprivation of nationality
on discriminatory grounds.
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Goal: No States have populations which are
entitled to nationality under law but which
cannot acquire documentary proof of
nationality.
Action 5:
Action 9:
PREVENT STATELESSNESS IN CASES OF STATE
SUCCESSION
ACCEDE TO THE UN STATELESSNESS
CONVENTIONS
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Goal: No cases of statelessness due to future
situations of State succession.
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Goal: 140 States are party to the 1954
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless
Persons.
Goal: 130 States are party to the 1961
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
Action 6:
Action 10:
GRANT PROTECTION STATUS TO STATELESS
MIGRANTS AND FACILITATE THEIR
NATURALIZATION
IMPROVE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DATA ON STATELESS POPULATIONS
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Goal: 70 States identify stateless migrants
through determination procedures which lead
to a legal status that permits residence and
guarantees the enjoyment of basic human
rights, and facilitate naturalization.
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Goal: Quantitative data on stateless
populations is publicly available for 150 States.
Goal: Qualitative analysis on stateless
populations is publicly available for at least
120 States.
U N H C R > G LO B A L AC T I O N P L A N TO E N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S : 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 2 4
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