Support the Joint Statement: Advancing Vocational Inclusion of Stateless People Across the UN
11 February 2026
This initiative is developed and led by Apatride Network, a member of the Global Alliance, and which is redoubling its advocacy efforts to promote the vocational inclusion of stateless people across the United Nations system. Building on the good practice established by UNHCR in removing technical barriers to the employment of stateless persons, this initiative seeks to encourage all UN entities to follow suit.
As part of a multi-pronged advocacy approach to scale up this good practice across the UN, Apatride Network has drafted a joint statement, endorsed by the Global Alliance Thematic Working Group on Protecting the Rights of Stateless Persons. We are now eeking additional endorsements from Global Alliance members and other organizations willing to sign on.
Endorsing the statement offers an opportunity to collectively call for inclusive employment policies and practices that ensure stateless people can apply for and access employment within the UN system on an equal footing.
The joint statement can be accessed here or found below in PDF.
Organizations wishing to sign on may respond by 28 March 2026 COB to [email protected], indicating the full name of the organization and, where applicable, the name and title of the responding person.
