Nationality and Cases of Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa the day-to-day difficulties that they would otherwise face in effectuating their rights. The Convention also requires states to facilitate, as far as possible, the naturalisation of stateless people – i.e. making it quicker and easier for stateless people to acquire a nationality and thereby resolve their statelessness.39 There is no equivalent to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons at the regional level in MENA – no instrument specifically designed to address the needs of those who are stateless. Nevertheless, in a 2006 resolution, the Asian African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO)40 has called for action to protect stateless people, where it: […] encourages the Member States to raise awareness about the problem of statelessness and to actively cooperate in the identification of problems of statelessness paying particular regard to establishing identity and acquiring relevant documentation for women, children and families in instances of displacement, migration or trafficking; 39 - For a more detailed explanation of the purpose and content of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, UNHCR, Protecting the rights of stateless people: the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, September 2010. 40 - AALCO membership includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. 36