The launching event of the Arab Declaration on Belonging and Legal Identity at the headquarters of the LAS General Secretariat in Cairo on 14 July 2024. ©League of Arab States On 23 July, the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA) co-hosted a regional NGO Dialogue on Statelessness to mark the 10th anniversary of the #IBelong Campaign. The online event gathered 80 participants, including civil society organizations and individuals with lived experiences of statelessness, to discuss achievements, challenges, and opportunities for action under the Global Alliance to End Statelessness. On 10 July, in Hungary, the EU Council Presidency held a Working Party on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) meeting focused on statelessness. At the Hungarian Presidency’s request, UNHCR’s Deputy Director for policy and law briefed EU Member States on the global statelessness situation and encouraged them to join the Global Alliance to End Statelessness. In Iran, the Parliament is reviewing the Bill on the Amendment of certain legal provisions pertaining to nationality, submitted on 4 July 2024, which could potentially increase statelessness risks. It introduces a five-year residency requirement for children of Iranian mothers and foreign fathers, eliminates nationality pathways for second and third-generation foreign nationals born in Iran, and imposes stricter residency and security rules for foreign spouses of Iranian men, risking statelessness for those who lose their residency or original nationality. UNHCR is consulting with field offices to develop advocacy points, emphasizing the urgent need for legal reforms that safeguard the right to nationality, particularly for marginalized and stateless populations. From 12 to 14 September, in Kenya, UNHCR, Haki Centre, and the Refugee Consortium of Kenya held a workshop with the Committee on administration and internal security to discuss amendments to the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act. The proposed changes aim to establish a legal framework for registering eligible stateless persons. The workshop secured consensus and support for the amendments, with recommendations for additional clauses and next steps in the legislative process. On 14 July, the League of Arab States (LAS) officially launched the Arab Declaration on Belonging and Legal Identity, adopted in 2023. The Declaration addresses conflict, displacement, and statelessness by improving access to birth registration, preventing childhood statelessness, and strengthening legal identity rights, particularly for women. The launch, held at the LAS General Secretariat headquarters, was attended by LAS Member States, UN agencies, and international and regional organizations and followed by a workshop on implementing the Declaration. UNHCR > The Campaign to End Statelessness | July – September 2024 Update 6