29 September 2026

The UNHCR Global NGO Consultations Side Event on Digital Identity and Statelessness

We are pleased to announce the upcoming side event, “Digital Identity and Statelessness: Towards Inclusive Digital Transformation,” organized as part of the 2026 UNHCR–NGO Global Consultations. Co-organized by Nationality For All with the support of 9 regional and international organizations, this session will take place via Zoom Meetings. It provides a critical opportunity for participants to examine how digital identity systems and digitalized civil registration impact stateless persons and those at risk of statelessness.

Meeting Schedule

Side Event on Digital Identity and Statelessness: 29 September 2026, 15:00–16:30 (CEST)

This session will bring different stakeholders into one space to produce a shared understanding of how digital identity systems affect the prevention, identification, protection, and reduction of statelessness, together with practical safeguards and priority recommendations for governments, UN agencies, development actors, donors, civil society, and technology providers.

Please note that this is an open session accommodating up to 100 participants, intended for stateless-led organizations, civil society, UN agencies, development institutions, and researchers. Confirmed participants will receive a secure joining link, meeting ID, and passcode via email prior to the session.

To join the side event, please complete the online registration form.

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On 28 February 2024, the Solidarity theme day of the conference, UNHCR will host a panel on Expediting Solutions through the New Multistakeholder Global Alliance to End Statelessness. The event will introduce the Global Alliance to civil society organizations, stateless-led organizations and other stakeholders.

Towards the Summit of the Future: Ending Statelessness & Upholding Equal Nationality Rights

The 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in Support of the Summit of the Future is a premier event on the civil society calendar at the United Nations, ahead of the September 2024 Summit of the Future. On 9 May, the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, the Global Movement against Statelessness, Women’s Refugee Commission and UNHCR are co-organizing a panel entitled, ‘Ending Statelessness & Upholding Equal Nationality Rights for Inclusive, Sustainable Development’.

The panel will take place on 9 May 2024 at 7AM EST/13PM CET/14PM EAT/19PM MYT. Arabic and French interpretation will be available. Register online today!