Regional Workshop on Statelessness and the Rights of Women and Children Regional Workshop on Statelessness and the Rights of Women and Children Pictured with her daughter, a Vietnamese woman who reacquired her Vietnamese Pictured with her daughter, a Vietnamese woman who reacquired her Vietnamese nationality thanks to the Government’s restoration measures. © UNHCR/C. Doan nationality thanks to the Government’s restoration measures. © UNHCR/C. Doan Contents Contents Introduction Introduction The Causes and Consequences of Statelessness The Causes and Consequences of Statelessness Statelessness and International Human Rights Laws Statelessness and International Human Rights Laws The Comprehensive Framework for Addressing Statelessness The Comprehensive Framework for Addressing Statelessness Identification: Mapping statelessness Identification: Mapping statelessness Prevention: Addressing the root cause of statelessness Prevention: Addressing the root cause of statelessness Reduction: Resolving statelessness Reduction: Resolving statelessness Protection: Promoting enjoyment of human rights by stateless people Protection: Promoting enjoyment of human rights by stateless people The linkage between statelessness and other issues The linkage between statelessness and other issues Migration Migration Smuggling and Trafficking Smuggling and Trafficking Recommendations Recommendations 5 5 6 6 7 7 9 9 10 10 11 11 14 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 19