Background COMMON THEMES IN ALL RESPONSES TO ADDRESS STATELESSNESS SITUATIONS • States identified and acknowledged the existence of protracted situations of statelessness in their territory. • UNHCR, civil society and other actors, undertook targeted advocacy and provided technical advice to States. • States demonstrated the political will to resolve statelessness. • Collaboration among a broad range of State institutions allowed for both law reform and implementation of changes. U N H C R > G P P A C T I O N 1 : R E S O LV I N G E X I S T I N G M A J O R S I T U AT I O N S O F S TAT E L E S S N E S S 7