EVALUATION OF UNHCR-LED INITIATIVES TO END STATELESSNESS – FINAL REPORT – VOLUME I Table 7 – UNHCR reported statelessness indicator results and population planning groups Source: UNHCR Focus system data and assessment based on country operations and other offices self-reporting Global Assessment Based on Average of Year-End Results (color) and # of Statelessness-related impact indicators Operations Reporting (N) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Key: Acceptable Unacceptable Critical % children under 12 months old who have been issued birth N=2 N=3 N=3 N=4 N=4 certificates by the authorities This indicator measures the proportion of children under 12 months old who have been issued with birth certificates by the authorities (this includes documents issued by UNHCR or other organizations when the host government has given them the authority to issue legal documents). It is calculated by dividing the number of children under 12 months old issued birth certificates by the total number of children under 12 months old at the end of the reporting period. Only operations from Africa and Asia and the Pacific reported, despite links to SDG indicator 16.9.1 for which UNICEF is custodian and reports for almost every country. % of persons of concern who have a birth certificate N=12 N=12 N=11 N=8 N=10 This indicator measures the percentage of persons of concern who are in possession of a birth certificate. It is calculated by dividing the number of persons of concern who have a birth certificate by the total number of persons of concern. Some operations from all regions reported on this indicator. Extent law consistent with international standards on protection of stateless persons N=17 N=12 N=21 N=20 N=18 This indicator measures the incorporation of key provisions of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons into national legal frameworks. It is calculated by responses to Yes/No criteria questions that are weighted and aggregated. Results for all regions remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019. Results from Asia and the Pacific operations dropped into a ‘critical’ range in 2016 and 2017. Extent law consistent with international standards on prevention of statelessness N=40 N=39 N=36 N=35 N=33 This indicator measures how successful UNHCR protection strategies are in ensuring that policies, practices and laws are compliant with international standards on statelessness, including the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and other relevant human rights standards (such as Art. 9 of CEDAW, Art. 7 of CRC and Art. 24 of ICCPR). It does not measure how successfully standards under regional legal frameworks have been incorporated into national legislation. It is calculated by responses to Yes/No criteria questions that are weighted and aggregated. Results for all regions remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019. Results from operations in MENA dropped into a ‘critical’ range in 2017 and 2018. Extent stateless persons and their situation identified N=24 N=20 N=24 N=16 N=19 This indicator measures the extent to which UNHCR is successfully identifying stateless populations within States or obtaining reliable data from States on the size and characteristics of stateless populations on their territory. Results for all regions remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019. Extent naturalization available for stateless persons N=8 N=10 N=9 N=9 N=11 This indicator measures the extent to which the acquisition of citizenship is facilitated for stateless people through the reduction or elimination of requirements, as well as the extent to which naturalization requirements are discriminatory. It is calculated by responses to Yes/No criteria questions that are weighted and aggregated. Results for all regions remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019. Results from Africa and Asia and the Pacific remained in the ‘critical’ range for much of this time period. Extent State has taken steps to become party to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons N=21 N=17 N=15 N=15 N=14 This indicator measures the progress of efforts to encourage States to ratify and accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. It is calculated by responses to Yes/No criteria questions that are weighted and aggregated. Results for all regions remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019. Results for operations reporting from Asia and the Pacific remained in the ‘critical’ range for the whole time period, while operations reporting from Europe remained in the ‘acceptable’ range. Extent State has taken steps to become party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness N=24 N=23 N=23 N=17 N=19 This indicator measures the progress of efforts to encourage States to ratify and accede to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. It is calculated by responses to Yes/No criteria questions that are weighted and aggregated. Results for all regions except Europe remained in an ‘unacceptable’ range from 2015-2019, Europe remained in the ‘acceptable’ range for the whole time period. % of stateless persons for whom nationality granted or confirmed N=15 N=14 N=16 N=12 N=11 This indicator measures the proportion of stateless people for whom nationality has been granted or confirmed on a State’s territory. The proportion is calculated by dividing the number of stateless persons for whom nationality has been granted or confirmed by the total number of stateless persons on the State’s territory. Operations from all regions reported on this indicator. Apparently positive results in reporting countries are partly based on serious discrepancies in how PoC population recorded. UNHCR / May, 2021 29