LIST OF ACRONYMS List of Acronyms CAPN Citizenship Affected People’s Network Nepal CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CESF Covid-19 Emergency Statelessness Fund COM Council of Minorities CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSO Civil Society Organization CSPR Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons DAJI Development and Justice initiative DHRRA Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas GCENR Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights HRWG Human Rights Working Group Indonesia ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights IDP Internally Displaced Person ISI Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion NFA Nationality For All OSJI Open Society Justice Initiative RNCN Right to Nationality and Citizenship Network RSN Refugee Solidarity Network SEAP Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific SNAP Statelessness Network Asia Pacific UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund WPM Women Peace Makers INTRODUCTION Introduction Statelessness Encyclopedia Asia Pacific (SEAP) is the culmination of over two years of research and consultations commenced by Nationality for All (NFA) in late 2020. Originally planned as an internal research project to inform NFA’s early organizational development and strategic planning, it was determined that the research should be made public and accessible. In 2022, NFA expanded on the internal mapping and sub-regional data gathered for its previous research and developed SEAP. NFA’s objectives for SEAP are as follows:  Provide an overview of the statelessness situation in the Asia Pacific region.  Generate more attention and advocacy on the statelessness problem in the region.  Identify areas of collaboration among stakeholders and areas of further research on the issue. 4 5 STATELESSNESS ENCYCLOPEDIA ASIA PACIFIC REPORT 2023