List of abbreviations CAT Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child ECHR European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ECN European Convention on Nationality ECRI European Commission against Racism and Intolerance Guidelines UNHCR Guidelines on Statelessness No. 4: Ensuring Every Child's Right to Acquire a Nationality through Articles 1-4 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Handbook UNHCR Handbook on Protection of Stateless Persons ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights NGO Non-governmental organization SMA Swedish Migration Agency UNMIK United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo UNHCR RRNE UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 1954 Convention 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1961 Convention 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness Refugee Convention 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1976 Protocol 6 M A P P I N G S TAT E L E S S N E S S I N S W E D E N