ANTIC I PATE D AR E AS O F I NTE RVE NTION I N 2014 E X AM PLE S DURABLE SOLUTIONS Greater reduction of statelessness is achieved Develop and implement strategies to address protracted situations of statelessness Assist stateless people and those with undetermined nationality to acquire or confirm nationality Provide training and technical advice to government officials on statelessness reduction measures, including acquisition or confirmation of nationality by stateless people and those with undetermined nationality  At least 200,000 stateless people will acquire a nationality or have it confirmed.  7 States will improve their citizenship laws so as to be consistent with international standards on the prevention of statelessness. Promote facilitated naturalization procedures FAVOURABLE PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT Law and policy developed or strengthened Conduct advocacy to encourage reform to ensure that nationality laws are consistent with international standards on the prevention of statelessness Support development of national capacity to implement standards contained in the Statelessness Conventions through provision of expert and technical advice as well as training International and regional instruments acceded to, ratified or strengthened The number of countries that have ratified/acceded to the 1954 and 1961 Conventions will increase to 89 and 68, respectively. FAIR PROTECTION PROCESSES AND DOCUMENTATION Identification of statelessness improved Conduct advocacy to encourage accession to the Statelessness Conventions  Undertake studies to boost knowledge on the number of stateless people, their situation and possible solutions  The number of countries for which UNHCR reports statistical data on stateless people will increase to 80.  The number of countries that have statelessness status determination procedures will increase by 6. Conduct advocacy and provide technical advice to improve the quality of procedures to identify stateless people less stringent criteria for the naturalization of stateless people introduced in 2012 are expected to have a significant impact once implemented. In Brazil and Indonesia, the grant of citizenship to people left stateless by nationality laws in force in previous decades was complemented by legislative reforms to prevent new cases of statelessness. Since States alone can grant nationality, governments are the primary actors in the reduction of statelessness. But others too have important parts to play, and in many instances progress has only been achieved through the cooperation of a range of stakeholders. In addition to UNHCR, these include other UN agencies, regional organizations, civil society and academic institutions. Of particular value in efforts to reduce statelessness are cooperation arrangements with interna- tional and local NGOs that run legal aid programmes to help stateless individuals confirm or acquire citizenship and obtain vital documentation. To aid the work of its staff and those of its partners, in 2014 UNHCR will publish a collection of good practices on the prevention and reduction of statelessness and the identification and protection of stateless people. UNHCR will also organize a series of regional and country meetings with governments and regional organizations, such as the African Union, ASEAN and the Council of Europe, to disseminate good practices and discuss strategies and responses. The matrix in this chapter presents examples of some of the activities and interventions that UNHCR plans to undertake in 2014 in order to reduce statelessness.  New accessions •to Statelessness Conventions The 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons aims to ensure that stateless people receive a certain minimum standard of treatment. In recent years, there has been a surge in new accessions to this treaty and its sister convention, the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Since the beginning of 2011, an unprecedented 31 new accessions have been recorded to the 1954 Convention and to the 1961 Convention (see list of Parties to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness in the Annexes).  UNHCR GLOBAL APPEAL 2014-2015 57