Upcoming events In July in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan UNHCR and the Government of Turkmenistan will partner to organize a national roundtable on the implementation of the national action plan to end statelessness in Turkmenistan (2019-2024). A webinar is also scheduled for 21 July to cover statelessness determination procedures and international best practices. This event will be organized in a blended face-to-face/online format, with national participants attending live at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ashgabat while international and UNHCR experts will connect through videoconferencing. In August and December in Amman, Jordan UNHCR will organize two trainings for the Jordanian Civil Status Department on the importance of documentation to prevent statelessness. The trainings will highlight birth registration as an essential human right while also discussing civil documentation in the context of forced displacement. In the week of 21 September, virtually The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights will organize a virtual High-Level Side Event at the 75th UN General Assembly, “Achieving Gender Equality in Nationality Laws,” in partnership with a group of champion States and UN agencies, including UNHCR. At the event, panelists will discuss lessons learned from reform processes and highlight the 7 significant benefits of gender-equal nationality rights to citizens, their families, and society as a whole. On 24 September, virtually In place of the annual summer retreat on statelessness, on September 24 the Statelessness Section at UNHCR Headquarters will host a webinar for civil society organizations and others focused on follow-up to the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. In October in Yaoundé, Cameroon The Catholic University of Central Africa will host the second session of the nationality and statelessness course for French-speaking practitioners. This year’s session will be held through videoconferencing due to COVID-19. From 17 to 23 February 2021, in Melbourne, Australia The Peter McMullin Centre will offer its third Statelessness Intensive Course. The course provides participants with the skills and practical tools to understand and address the problem of statelessness. This live and interactive course is multi-disciplinary and employs a blend of theoretical and practical components, utilising mixed delivery methods. More information on the course and the application form can be found here.