Planned activities
Favourable protection environment
Law and policy developed or strengthened
UNHCR will provide legal experts with technical
support to build the body of jurisprudence on the
prevention and reduction of statelessness and
protection of stateless people in Malaysia.
UNHCR will prepare two in-depth policy papers
through legal experts on the basis of their litigation
experience working on stateless cases since 2014.
UNHCR will carry out further analysis of the
population data collected during the mapping and
registration exercise in order to increase visibility of
stateless people and their needs, with the aim to
achieve policy change.
Durable solutions
Greater reduction of statelessness is achieved
UNHCR will support the process of grant/confirmation
of nationality to 11,000 individuals.
Fair protection processes and documentation
Identification of statelessness improved
Civil registration and civil status documentation
improved
UNHCR will undertake community meetings and
participatory assessments with affected communities,
and encourage small scale mapping projects
targeting marginalized communities that are affected
by low levels of birth registration who may be of
concern to UNHCR in Sabah.
UNHCR will advocate for birth registration for the
prevention of statelessness, and support the
Malaysian Government in achieving universal civil
registration to prevent statelessness.
UNHCR will disseminate joint publications and short
guides on nationality law and birth registration
systems in Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia and
promote joint birth registration campaigns led by the
Government and civil society stakeholders.
Financial requirements
Total requirements for 2017 and 2018 in Malaysia are $1,025,00022.
2017
ExCom
approved
budget for
Pillar 2
2018
estimated
budget for
Pillar 223
Total
170,000
170,000
340,000
235,000
235,000
470,000
Civil registration and civil status documentation
67,000
65,000
132,000
Identification of statelessness
43,000
40,000
83,000
TOTAL
515,000
510,000
1,025,000
Favourable protection environment
Law and policy
Durable solutions
Greater reduction of statelessness
Fair protection processes and documentation
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7% will be taken off any contribution to cover support costs.
Subject to ExCom approval.
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