From Pledges to Results: a parallel high-level event at the Global Refugee Forum 2023
From 26-29 February 2024, the World Conference on Statelessness, organized by the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion, Nationality for All and Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas Malaysia, will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The global gathering will bring together various stakeholders to engage in a dialogue and to inform joint initiatives on statelessness centred around three themes – Knowledge, Solidarity, and Change.
On 28 February 2024, the Solidarity theme day of the conference, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will host a panel on ‘Uniting for Change: 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. It will seek feedback, galvanize support, and expand the membership of the Global Alliance through the launch of a membership drive campaign. The overall objective of the panel is to create an increased understanding among conference participants of the benefit of multistakeholder engagement and action to address statelessness, foster opportunities for collaboration and support, and inform future strategies and action plans of the Alliance.
The panel will be moderated by a renowned stateless activist and will include a diverse range of panelists, including the representative of a Solution Seeker Member State, a regional civil society network, a grass-roots stateless-led organization, representatives of the academia and the United Nations.
The panel will take place in a hybrid modality on 28 February 2024 at 14:30 – 16:00 (UTC+8). The livestream link will be posted here once available.
12 June 2025
Global Alliance Inter-Regional Network Lab
The first Global Alliance Inter-Regional Network Lab, “Regional Action, Global Impact: Leveraging Regional Approaches and the Role of Inter-Governmental Organizations in Addressing Statelessness,” was held online on 20 May 2025. Co-organized by UNHCR, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Council of Europe (CoE), and CLARCIEV, the half-day event provided a platform for exchange, peer learning, and cross-regional collaboration, spotlighting the critical role of IGOs in fostering inclusive, coordinated, and regionally grounded action to address statelessness.
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We Want to Hear from You – Complete the Global Alliance Communications Survey by 16 June
Following a recommendation from the first Advisory Committee meeting, the Secretariat has launched a short survey to improve the Global Alliance’s communications.
We kindly invite all members to complete the short online survey (which will take only 5–10 minutes) by 16 June.
8 May 2025
Global Alliance Co-Sponsors side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum and the launch of Youth Statement for Gender Equality in Nationality Laws
The Global Alliance to End Statelessness co-sponsored a powerful side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum, alongside Alliance members UNHCR, UNICEF, UN Women, and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights. Titled “Mobilizing for Gender-Equal Nationality Laws: For Inclusive, Sustainable Development & Youth Empowerment,” the event marked the official launch of the Youth Statement for Gender Equality in Nationality Laws, now open for signatures.
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