JULY – DECEMBER 2025 were unable citizenship. to acquire their husband’s Between July and December 2025 in the Dominican Republic, UNHCR’s advocacy carried out in coordination with civil society organizations, enabled the issuance of Dominican birth certificates to 420 beneficiaries under Law 169-14 (Group B)—a category that grants special naturalization to individuals born in the country before 2007 to foreign parents without a residence permit. Of these, 330 individuals additionally obtained Dominican identity and electoral cards, thereby securing comprehensive civil documentation. The continued issuance of documentation during the second semester confirms the effective and sustained implementation of Law 169‑14 by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) and consolidates pathways to full legal recognition. This progress enhances prospects for additional naturalized persons to finalize their recognition as Dominican nationals, reinforcing legal certainty and durable inclusion. On 1 and 30 August, in Thailand UNHCR joined Deputy Minister of Interior in Chiang Mai and Kanchanaburi Province to kick off the implementation of the 2024 Cabinet Resolutions which seeks to accelerate pathways to nationality and permanent residence for long-term residents and their children born in the country. Since the implementation guidelines were issued on 30 June 2025, over 100,000 stateless individuals have already secured Thai nationality (13,626) or permanent residence (90,985). The latter permits them to apply for nationality in five years. This achievement not only restores legal identity and dignity but also unlocks access to rights for thousands of people who had lived in limbo for decades. UNHCR continues to provide technical and operational support, including IT equipment to sustain this momentum and ensure that no one is left behind. In Kenya, on 5 and 6 December 2025, the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Internal Security, supported by UNHCR and NGO partner Haki Centre, held a public participation exercise with Rundi and Rwandan stateless communities in Kwale, to update them on the progress on amendment of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act. The amendment will provide a legal framework for registration of stateless individuals in Kenya. The Committee committed to push for an expedited process and make recommendations on interim measures for protection and access to services for stateless individuals pending their registration as citizens. Albania, Italy, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Uruguay and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), joined the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, reaffirming their commitment to ending statelessness. The Global Alliance continues to grow and now brings together more than 180 members, including 28 governments, five UN agencies and 12 regional intergovernmental organizations, alongside numerous civil society and stateless-led organizations and academic institutions. Governments and other stakeholders can join online or through a letter submitted to the Global Alliance Secretariat, hosted by UNHCR, at stalliance@unhcr.org. Government counterparts and international experts gathered in Issyk-Kul to exchange lessons on accession to the 1954 and 1961 UN Statelessness Conventions, supporting the Kyrgyz Republic’s efforts to prevent statelessness and strengthen legal safeguards. ©UNHCR/Alisher Action 2. Ensure that no child is born stateless against statelessness in line with the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. On 15 August 2025, Peru adopted Law No. 32421, establishing a new Nationality Act that systematizes the criteria for acquiring nationality and maintains existing standards for nationality by birth. Notably, the law expressly recognizes nationality by birth for children adopted by Peruvian parents, thereby reinforcing safeguards In December, Hungary adopted amendments to the Citizenship Act (Act CXXXVI of 2025) introducing strengthened safeguards to prevent statelessness at birth. The reforms establish a rebuttable presumption that children born to foreign parents who are left in healthcare institutions and registered as of “unknown nationality” will be considered Hungarian citizens, UNHCR / DIPS Statelessness Section 2