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The second World Conference on Statelessness (WCS24) was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, over 26-29 February 2024. The conference successfully convened a broad coalition of stakeholders from various regions, promoting knowledge sharing, solidarity, and collaborative action. UNHCR organized the panel ‘Uniting for Change: Accelerating Solutions through the New Multistakeholder Global Alliance to End Statelessness’ to inform of the benefits of multilateral engagement to address statelessness and build the Global Alliance membership among civil society and other stakeholders.

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The Global Refugee Forum 2023 was marked by an impressive commitment to address statelessness, with 135 new pledges made. Of these, 64 pledges came from 42 states. Significantly, 24 entities pledged to join the new Global Alliance to End Statelessness. The Philippines, Cote d’Ivoire, and CLARCIEV also pledged to join the Solution Seeker Programme.

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On 15 December 2023, in the framework of the Global Refugee Forum 2023, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will host a parallel high-level event titled “From Pledges to Results: Realizing a World Free from Statelessness through Collaborative Action”.

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UNHCR Global Refugee Forum and the Global Alliance to End Statelessness