Support the Joint Statement: Advancing Vocational Inclusion of Stateless People Across the UN

This initiative is developed and led by Apatride Network, a member of the Global Alliance, and which is redoubling its advocacy efforts to promote the vocational inclusion of stateless people across the United Nations system.

Building on Apatride Network’s efforts -which helped prompt UNHCR to remove technical barriers preventing the employment of stateless persons – this initiative aims to encourage all UN entities to adopt similar measures and ensure equal access to employment opportunities for stateless individuals across the UN system.

As part of a multi-pronged advocacy approach to scale up this good practice across the UN, Apatride Network has drafted a joint statement, endorsed by the Global Alliance Thematic Working Group on Protecting the Rights of Stateless Persons. We are now seeking additional endorsements from Global Alliance members and other organizations willing to sign on.

Endorsing the statement offers an opportunity to collectively call for inclusive employment policies and practices that ensure stateless people can apply for and access employment within the UN system on an equal footing.

The joint statement can be accessed here or found below in PDF.

Organizations wishing to sign on may respond by 28 February 2026 COB to [email protected], indicating the full name of the organization and, where applicable, the name and title of the responding person.