ABBREVIATIONS Art; Arts Article; Articles CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Citizenship Act Maltese Citizenship Act CRC 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child DCEA Department for Citizenship and Expatriate Affairs ECHR European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ECN/1997 1997 European Convention on Nationality Convention EU European Union EUDO European Union Observatory on Democracy ICCPR 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICESCR 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights IOM International Organisation for Migration NSO National Statistics Office RefCom Office of the Refugee Commissioner Statelessness 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless conventions Persons and 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNTS United Nations Treaty Series 1951 Convention 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1954 Convention 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons 1961 Convention 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness UK United Kingdom UN United Nations FIGURES Figure 1: Acquisition of Maltese nationality 1991-2010........................................................48 Figure 2: Irregular arrivals and asylum applications by persons from relevant countries of origin 2013....................................................................49 Figure 3: Who is stateless or at risk of statelessness in Malta..............................................66 Mapping Statelessness in Malta 5