EVALUATION OF UNHCR-LED INITIATIVES TO END STATELESSNESS – FINAL REPORT – VOLUME I Recommended actions Responsible consider conducting qualitative ‘listening’ studies to better capture these experiences and bring them out of the shadows. 4 For the remainder of the campaign, UNHCR should invest in shifting from fragmented bilateral partnerships towards building a lasting multistakeholder coalition to end statelessness, with shared ownership and responsibilities, that is replicable at regional and national levels, to carry the statelessness agenda forward after 2024. DIP with the support of DER A wide array of actors have emerged since the launch of the #IBelong Campaign to work on issues of statelessness but thus far UNHCR has not effectively etablished a robust coordination and engagement structure to develop strategies for collective action. Shifting from a campaign that is seen as UNHCR’s responsibility to an enduring coalition structure is better suited for the long-term nature of this work and the high likelihood that statelessness will last beyond 2024. Building such a coalition will require the time and attention of senior UNHCR leadership to mobilize a committed group of actors during the remaining years of the campaign. The coalition should follow a whole of society approach, seeking to ensure the voices of stateless and formerly stateless persons are at the center of strategic thinking and public advocacy. It should engage civil society and NGOs and their networks, academia, UN funds and programmes, other international and regional organizations, and Member States. Key elements and consituencies for a global coalition exist and should be brought together at the formative stages, including the Friends of the Campaign to End Statelessness, NGO and CSO statelessness networks, the GCENR, and the Coalition on Every Child’s Right to a Nationality. The coalition should serve to link various already committed actors and new ones, under a coherent strategy with five year targets and priority countries of focus, to steer diplomatic, policy and public advocacy and programme interventions (including joint efforts to follow up on pledges made at the GRF and HLS). The coalition should hold meetings that bring all involved actors together periodically to review progress, identify gaps and challenges, and make adjustments to overall strategies. UNHCR should also leverage all of its relevant global partnerships and incorporate statelessness into related agreements and joint plans. 5 Assess the feasibility of targeted resource mobilization efforts for statelessness, while simultaneously elevating prioritization of statelessness in internal resource allocation processes, to ensure sufficient resources for statelessness work. Jointly develop options for financing the statelessness work of UNHCR and its partners in the coalition that follows the campaign. DER and DSPR Questions regarding whether UNHCR should do more to seek earmarked funding from governmental and private sector sources should be carefully considered in light of understandable concerns about undermining the flexibility and quality of funding. Yet, without dedicated funding UNHCR will always be in a difficult position to make resource allocation decisions across many mission critical programmes and earmarked funding brings benefits in terms of guaranteeing focus on statelessness. Potential donors should be consulted to better understand their willingness to contribute to statelessness work, the limitations they face in doing so, and those interested in statelessness identified. At the same time, prioritisation of statelessness within existing resource allocation processes should also be strengthened so that the proportionality of investments made is more aligned with internal and external messaging on the issue and its status as a core mandate of the organization. Existing pooled and trust funds should be analyzed for potential to access funding, and options for creating other collective appeals and financing mechanisms should be considered. Special attention should be paid to avoid creating competition among actors working on statelessness or undermining localization commitments. In conjunction with the development of an enduring coalition at different levels, joint resource mobilization strategies, mechanisms and approaches should be thoughtfully considered. 6 Integrate statelessness context considerations into the new multi-year operations planning process and situation analysis tools. UNHCR / May, 2021 DSPR 55