DESK REVIEW ON POPULATIONS AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS Acronyms and Abbreviations UNHCR / April 2021 1951 Refugee Convention 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1967 Protocol 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 1954 Statelessness Convention 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1961 Statelessness Convention 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness BARMM Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao BASULTA Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi BI Bureau of Immigration CA Commonwealth Act CHRP Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines CID Criminal Investigation Department CoE Certificate of Eligibility COWA Committee on Overseas Workers’ Affairs CRVS Civil Registration and Vital Statistics DFA Department of Foreign Affairs DOJ – RSPPU Department of Justice – Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit DOLE Department of Labor and Employment DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific GCC Gulf Cooperation Council ICRRA Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act IOM International Organization for Migration Komnas HAM National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia LRI Labor Reform Initiative MC Memorandum Circular MOU Memorandum of Understanding NAP National Action Plan to End Statelessness by 2024 NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NGO Non-Government Organization OFs Overseas Filipinos OFWs Overseas Filipino Workers OSG Office of the Solicitor General PDP Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 PID Persons of Indonesian Descent PJD Persons of Japanese Descent PNLSC Philippine Nikkei-jin Legal Support Center POC Persons of Concern 3