Townhall Meeting on introducing the Global Alliance Thematic Working Groups
The Global Alliance held its first Townhall meeting online on February 24-25, 2025, focused on introducing the Alliance’s inaugural thematic working groups (TWGs) and their co-chairs. During the meeting, the co-chairs introduced the thematic areas, priorities and kickstart plans.
The Townhall meeting was attended by some 140 Alliance members representing diverse stakeholder groups, including Governments, civil society and stateless-led groups, and regional intergovernmental organizations.
The thematic working groups are a key workstream of the Global Alliance, established as expert forums to advance the Alliance vision and mission, in particular thematic areas which warrant intensified attention, advocacy and action. They are designed to identity and address key gaps, foster learning and promote innovative solutions. Each TWG is co-led by two Global Alliance members from different stakeholder groups and regions, responsible to engage members, collaboratively draft work plans and ensure overall implementation and progress.
The inaugural TWG focus on three critical areas:
- Ending childhood statelessness (co-chairs UNICEF/ Child Identity Protection)
- Addressing discrimination in nationality laws and policies (Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights/ UN Women)
- Protecting the rights of stateless persons (Peter McMullin Center on Statelessness/ UNHCR)
Participants had the opportunity to ask questions to the co-chairs during a Q&A session and shared new initiatives and tools in the Open Floor segment. The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to turn discussions into concrete actions.
Click here and here to watch the full meeting videos and learn more about the TWG’s work.
To join a TWG, please complete the enrollment form available on each TWG’s page.
Next Steps:
The inaugural TWG meetings will be open to all Global Alliance members:
- Protecting the Rights of Stateless Persons: First meeting on Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00:11:30 CET;
- Addressing Discrimination in Nationality Laws and Policies: First meeting on Wednesday, April 2 at 14:00-15:30 CET;
- Ending Childhood Statelessness: First meeting on Thursday, April 3 at 14:00 – 15:30 CET;
22 October 2026
Standing To End Statelessness: A Conversation with Initiative Citoyenne pour les Droits de l’Homme – ICDH on the Frontlines of Human Rights
As the Global Alliance to End Statelessness marks its second anniversary and reaches a powerful network of 200 members strong, we are reminded that tangible progress on addressing and preventing statelessness is possible through our collective action, in particular supporting the most vulnerable and at risk of being left behind.
At its core, statelessness remains one of the most profound violations of human rights. Without a nationality, an individual is stripped of legal recognition and basic protections, sliding into an invisible vulnerability that affects every facet of daily life. Yet, as this anniversary highlights, statelessness is not insurmountable; it can be solved through coordinated, multistakeholder action that starts firmly at the grassroots and national levels.
To explore this shared vision, the alignment of our ongoing efforts and work, and what it truly means to fight for the “right to have rights,” we sat down in a short conversation with Mr. Urbens Wilbert DIEUVEUIL, Director of Initiative Citoyenne pour les Droits de l’Homme, ICDH that proudly stepped forward as the milestone 200th member of the Global Alliance.
21 October 2026
African Human Rights Day: Call for Action on the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa
On African Human Rights Day, as we mark 40 years since the entry into force of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, we are calling for renewed action to protect the right to a nationality and end statelessness across Africa.
A joint statement led by the Pan African Nationality Network (PANN), the South African Nationality Network (SANN), the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, Lawyers for Human Rights and other partner organizations highlights that nationality is fundamental to human dignity, equality, belonging and full participation in society.
10 September 2026
65th Anniversary of the 1961 Convention Global Event Highlights and Key Action to End Statelessness
On 2 September 2026, the Global Alliance to End Statelessness convened a high-level online event to mark the 65th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness under the theme of Preventing and Resolving Statelessness in Practice.The event brought together governments, UN agencies, regional organizations, civil society, and stateless-led groups to exchange experiences and highlight practical solutions to ensure that no child is born without a nationality.
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