Join the Advocacy: Endorse Letters Urging Stronger State Action on Statelessness
The Global Alliance Protection Thematic Working Group (TWG), co-led by UNHCR and the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, is supporting advocacy and awareness raising efforts to protect the rights of stateless persons. To achieve this, we are inviting Global Alliance members to endorse two letters: one addressed to States that have not yet acceded to the 1954 Convention, and another to States that are party to the Convention but have not yet established a Statelessness Determination Procedure.
Endorsing these letters allows Alliance members to collectively encourage States to take stronger action to identify stateless persons, prevent and reduce statelessness, and protect the rights of stateless people. The full texts of both letters are provided below. Members who wish to endorse them are invited to contact us on [email protected] and [email protected] by 10 December (COB).
19 August 2026
Thailand Strengthens its Commitment to Ending Statelessness Through a New National Action Plan
Thailand has taken a major step forward in addressing statelessness by approving its Action Plan for Resolving Statelessness (2025–2027). Approved in March 2026, the roadmap fulfills pledges made at the 2023 Global Refugee Forum and builds on the landmark Cabinet Resolution of October 29, 2024.
As host to more than 600,000 registered stateless persons, Thailand represents one of the largest stateless populations in the world. The two-year plan features collaboration within the relevant Governmental entities for resolving existing cases, preventing new ones, safeguarding fundamental rights, and modernizing civil registration systems.
3 August 2026
The Latin American and Caribbean 2nd Civil Registration Campaign
The Latin American and Caribbean Council of Civil Registry, Identity and Vital Statistics (CLARCIEV), the community that unites the civil registries across the region, is launching the Second Latin American and Caribbean Civil Registry Campaign from August 3 to August 16, 2026. This intensive 15-day initiative aims to eliminate under-registration and guarantee the right to identity across the region.
Read more7 May 2026
Thinking of a Gift for Mother’s Day? Support Equal Nationality Rights for Mothers
This Mother’s Day, countries across Africa will celebrate mothers and the importance of family life. Yet as we honor motherhood and the important role of families, seven countries in Africa continue to be among the 24 globally with nationality laws that deny women the right to confer nationality on their children on an equal basis with men. Additionally, nationality laws in approximately 40% of African countries do not provide women with the same rights as men to confer nationality on a noncitizen spouse.
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