VIII. The way forward 90. Statelessness poses numerous legal, operational and policy challenges. But past experience shows that the solutions required are not necessarily complex or costly to implement. Moreover, States often require legal, technical and operational assistance to address gaps in their own capacity. As a result of growing momentum to address situations of statelessness worldwide and increased expertise within the Office, the conditions are now in place for UNHCR to achieve significant progress on statelessness at the global level. The guidance contained in this Note is an important basis for such efforts. Annexes Annex I: Stateless population statistics from UNHCR 2009 Global Trends report (updated, first publication contained data from 2008) Annex II: States Parties to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons Annex III: States Parties to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Annex IV: Map of States Parties to the 1954 and 1961 Conventions Annex V: States with an obligation under an international treaty to grant nationality to children born in their territory who would otherwise be stateless 22