Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS
Year of
completion
expected by
the State
Relevant Action
of the Global
Action Plan/
Thematic Focus
The Government of Guinea-Bissau hereby commits: To domesticate the
1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons through the
adoption of laws to protect stateless persons and the establishment of a
national statelessness commission.
2021
6
The Government of Guinea-Bissau hereby commits: To expand the
presence of mobile birth registration units to the north of the country, and
to start registering children’s births in the main health centers in the north
of the country before the end of the #IBelong Campaign.
2024
7
The Government of Guinea-Bissau hereby commits: To finalize the issuance
and distribution of the following documents: identification cards for
refugees that are 8-years-old or above; birth certificates for refugees under
8 years of age; and certificates of nationality for all 7000 naturalized
refugees through a simplified process with reduced costs.
2019
7, 8
The Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyana hereby commits to
continue to simplify and improve access to birth registration procedures
including late birth registration to ensure universal birth registration.
No year of
completion
indicated
7
The Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyana hereby commits to
ensure that particular groups which are entitled to nationality under law,
but that have not acquired documentary proof of nationality, are able to do
so, by improving access of such persons to individual nationality
documentation services.
No year of
completion
indicated
8
The Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyana hereby commits over
the remaining years of the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness,
Guyana, commits to work with the UNHCR, to raise awareness and foster
common understanding about statelessness nationally, with outreach
activities, especially in remote locations of Guyana.
2024
Other
(awareness
raising/training)
No year of
completion
indicated
Other
The Government of Haiti hereby commits to review the legislation on
nationality.
2024
2
The Government of Haiti hereby commits to continuing the reform of the
civil registry system.
2024
7
The Government of Haiti hereby commits to simplify and improve access to
birth registration procedures in order to prevent the risk of statelessness in
rural and hard-to-reach areas.
2022
7
State
Pledge
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
The Government of Cooperative Republic of Guyana hereby commits to
implement its obligations under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, in a manner that is inclusive of stateless persons in its
territory.
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