Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS Year of completion expected by the organization Relevant Action of the Global Action Plan/ Thematic Focus The Commission for the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (hereinafter referred to as CEMAC) hereby commits to facilitate the appointment of statelessness government focal points and their alternates in all CEMAC Member States by 30 December 2019 at the latest. 2019 Other The CEMAC Commission commits, no later than 30 December 2021, to support and frame the development of a study on stateless persons and at risk of statelessness in Central Africa in order to improve the availability of data on the issues of statelessness, nationality and proof of legal identity, and to suggest solutions to eradicate these identified situations. 2020 Other (regional action plan) The CEMAC Commission is committed to developing, by 2020, a Regional Action Plan to eradicate statelessness in Central Africa, in accordance with the resolutions expressed in the N'Djamena Initiative adopted by its Member States and Partner States on 12 December 2018. In order to facilitate understanding of the relevance of this Regional Plan of Action, the CEMAC Commission also commits to organize broad communication campaigns in 2020 on the phenomenon of statelessness and its consequences. 2021 10 2024 6, 8 The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Provide technical resources for the effective implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action. 2024 Other (regional action plan) The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Coordinate the implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action and produce periodic progress reports on its implementation. 2024 Other (regional action plan) The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Organize periodic High-level consultations amongst ECOWAS Institutions and Member States. 2024 Other (diplomacy) The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Mainstream Statelessness into on-going policy advocacy and programmes. 2024 Other International/regional organization Pledge Economic Community of Central African States (CEMAC) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) The ECOWAS Commission hereby commits to: Advocate and demonstrate leadership in the implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action and on the Eradication of Satelessness in its entirety. In particular, ECOWAS Comisison will prioritize the following activities over the next five years: a. Enhance the Implementation of Community legal texts relating to the Issuance of ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Cards and ECOWAS Passports; b. Ensure that the provisions related to integration and protection of stateless persons are applied to guarantee the rights of stateless persons in line with Objective 3.2.5 of the Banjul Plan of Action. 78 U N H C R > H I G H - L E V E L S E G M E N T O N S T A T E L E S S N E S S : R E S U LT S A N D H I G H L I G H T S

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