UNHCR marks the fourth anniversary of the #IBelong Campaign Update, Switzerland ©UNHCR/S. Hopper On 10 and 11 October, the European Network on Statelessness convened an advocacy workshop in Strasbourg to take stock of what the #RomaBelong project has achieved so far, share learning and expertise, and strategize and prioritize action for the next phase of the project. The event brought together Roma civil society, NGOs and key regional institutions. At a separate event in Strasbourg on 10 October, the European Network on Statelessness convened a lunchtime reception where it presented its Statelessness INDEX, an online comparative tool that assesses how countries in Europe protect stateless people and what they are doing to prevent and reduce statelessness. The event also provided a forum to discuss recent action taken and future activity by the Council of Europe. From 16 to 19 October, the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, with the support of UNHCR, organized the 6th Course on Statelessness in Sanremo, Italy. The course brought together government officials from Cameroon, Greece, Israel, Italy, Pakistan, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Uganda, as well as representatives from the OSCE. From 17 to 19 October, the Latin American and Caribbean Council of Civil Registration, Identity and Vital Statistics (CLARCIEV) held its 15th annual meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. The meeting brought together representatives from civil registry institutions across the region to exchange experiences and good practices with respect to the registration and identification of stateless persons. The meeting concluded with the adoption of a declaration recognizing statelessness as a human right violation and underlining the key role that National Civil Registry Offices play in eradicating statelessness. On 10 and 11 October, UNHCR facilitated the 7th Regional Course on Statelessness in the Americas in Antigua, Guatemala. The course was attended by 65 participants from across the region, among them government representatives, officers of the National Committees for Refugees (CONARE), Inter-American System lawyers and NGO staff. The course was an opportunity for participants to improve their understanding of statelessness issues in the region and to discuss the preparations for the HighLevel Event on Statelessness in 2019. On 25 October, UNHCR held a workshop at the Constitutional Court of Colombia, training 35 magistrates and magistrate assistants on the prevention and reduction of statelessness. The topics covered in the workshop included legal mechanisms to prevent and resolve statelessness and the harmonization of domestic law with international legal standards on statelessness prevention. 4