JULY – DECEMBER 2025 Other countrylevel updates In July 2025, UNHCR’s, in coordination with the Judiciary in Chile, delivered a training session on nationality and the prevention of statelessness, with a focus on children’s right to identity. The session reached 134 judges from 40 courts under the San Miguel Court of Appeals, primarily those specializing in family law. This engagement strengthened judicial capacity to identify and protect children at risk of statelessness within the national legal system. In November 2025, as part of a joint initiative between UNHCR Chile and the Ministry of Education, informative materials (brochures and posters) regarding "Child of Foreigners in Transit" (HET) registration were produced and distributed across public schools in Chile. These resources were also shared with legal clinics and civil society organizations to improve the identification and prevention of statelessness among students. In December 2025, Peru joined the Global Alliance to End Statelessness. Through these actions, the Peruvian State reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Compact on Refugees, international cooperation, and the consolidation of a modern, efficient, and people-centred protection system. In September 2025, the Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM) held a working meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINEX), the Ministry of the Interior (MINGOB), and UNHCR, with the purpose of presenting, analyzing, and discussing the proposed statelessness regulations. It was agreed to establish a legal working group to monitor and approve the regulations, and UNHCR was asked to provide advisory services on the matter. In Uruguay, UNHCR continued its advocacy on citizenship, highlighting protection risks linked to the lack of recognition of nationality through various activities. Key actions included a workshop with parliamentarians, the dissemination of a short documentary, and the development of a paper on the right to nationality and the prevention and resolution of statelessness, contributing to increased institutional awareness and dialogue on nationality gaps and their impact on statelessness, in line with international standards. UNHCR / DIPS Statelessness Section From July to November 2025, UNHCR Colombia, in collaboration with the Internal Working Group on Statelessness (GIT-Apatridia) and the Internal Working Group on Refugees (GIT-Refugio), facilitated seven workshops for local authorities - reaching more than 400 participants on identifying potential statelessness cases and referring them to the statelessness determination and refugee status determination procedures. In November 2025, over 60 administrative authorities in Cúcuta also received training on international protection and the procedure for recognizing statelessness. UNHCR Costa Rica, in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered fourteen workshops on statelessness to more than 500 participants from national and local institutions, including local governments, the Judiciary, and the National Police Academy. The sessions covered the legal framework of statelessness, regional and national trends, strategies for identifying and preventing risks, and Costa Rica’s statelessness determination procedure. As a result, participating officials strengthened their technical capacity and now possess improved knowledge and practical tools to identify, prevent, and refer individuals at risk of statelessness, thereby reinforcing national protection mechanisms and institutional coordination. In the Dominican Republic, Melissa - the most powerful tropical storm of the year - affected more than 60,000 people through severe rains and flooding. UNHCR activated its emergency hotlines and strengthened communication with community leaders in communities with populations awaiting a nationality solution. Thanks to core relief items (CRIs) prepositioned with the Civil Defense ahead of the hurricane season, 100 families received immediate support, while UNHCR assisted an additional 866 families (2,945 people) with CRIs complemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) food kits. Distributions were carried out with partners IDDI, OBMICA and JET, using stocks that included 6,500 solar lamps, 702 tarpaulins, 667 jerrycans, 1,700 mats, 347 kitchen sets and 32 fire retardant tarpaulins. In November 2025, a dialogue seminar held in Beirut, Lebanon brought together parliamentarians, public officials, legal experts, and civil society actors to discuss a proposed Lebanese Nationality Law aimed at modernizing the century-old Decree No. 15 of 1925. The draft law - developed by UNHCR partner Ruwad 9