approval at the forthcoming ECOWAS statutory meetings, which would make it legally binding on all the Member States. To date, twelve of the fifteen ECOWAS Member States have ratified the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and eleven are party to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. The Governments of Cape Verde, Ghana and Togo have committed to adhere to those conventions. ECOWAS Member States are aligning themselves with the campaign to end statelessness in 10 years, which was launched by UNHCR in 2014. UNHCR provided technical support to the organisation of this regional ministerial conference for the validation and adoption of the plan of action to end statelessness in West Africa. For more information on the Abidjan Declaration and its impact: http://kora.unhcr.org/ecowas-members-adopt-declaration-eradication-statelessness-west-africa/ http://kora.unhcr.org/conference-statelessness-west-africa-kick-abidjan/ http://unhcr.org/ecowas2015/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqkdQmd62dM For more information, please contact: Emmanuelle Mitte, UNHCR Senior Regional Protection Officer (Statelessness): mitte@unhcr.org, + 221 77 740 14 96 Romain Desclous, UNHCR Senior Regional Communication & Public Information Officer: desclous@unhcr.org, + 221 77 639 6385 Simplice Kpandji, UNHCR Regional Reporting Officer: kpandji@unhcr.org, +221 77 333 98 83 Liberor Doscof Aho, ECOWAS Commission Acting. Director of Communication: laho@ecowas.int, +234 706 4189 249 Follow us on Twitter (@statelesswa & @UNHCRWestAfrica) or Facebook (UNHCRWestAfrica & UNHCRWAStateless)