disseminate information on statelessness and nationality issues, and to further its
cooperation with States and other organizations interested in this area;
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(e) Encourages States, in coordination and cooperation with each other, and with
international organizations, if applicable, to consider the adoption of protectionbased comprehensive approaches to particular problems of displacement, and
identifies, as the principal elements of such approaches:
(i) the protection of all human rights, including the right to life, liberty and
the security of person, as well as to freedom from torture or other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; the right to leave one’s
own country and to return; the principle of non-discrimination, including
the protection of minorities; and the right to a nationality
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(g) Recalls also the importance of addressing the problem of statelessness,
including through accession to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of
Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness,
welcomes the accession of Brazil and Guatemala to the 1954 Convention and of
Azerbaijan to both statelessness conventions, and calls upon other States to
consider accession to these instruments;
(n) Notes with satisfaction UNHCR's activities with regard to the promotion and
dissemination of refugee law and protection principles and calls upon the High
Commissioner to continue to expand and strengthen the promotion and training
activities of the Office, including in the area of prevention and reduction of
statelessness and related nationality issues, with the active support of States and
through increased cooperation with other international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions and other relevant
organizations;
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(ee) Notes with concern the persistent problems of stateless persons in various
regions and the emergence of new situations of statelessness, and,
acknowledging the responsibilities already entrusted to the High Commissioner by
the United Nations General Assembly with respect to the prevention of
statelessness (General Assembly resolution 3274 (XXIX)), calls upon UNHCR to
strengthen its efforts in this domain, including promoting accessions to the
Convention relating to the Reduction of Statelessness and the Convention relating
to the Status of Stateless Persons, training for UNHCR staff and government
officials, and a systematic gathering of information on the dimension of the
problem, and to keep the Executive Committee informed of these activities;
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