Upcoming Events

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Regional Expert Roundtable on the Prevention of Childhood Statelessness in Europe and Central Asia, co-organized by the UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe, the Council of Europe (European Committee on Legal Co-operation – CDCJ), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), including the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and the European Network on Statelessness (ENS). This in-person event will take place on 20–21 October 2026 at the premises of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw, Poland.

Pan African Nationality Network (PANN), in collaboration with the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, UNHCR, Southern Africa Nationality Network (SANN), Eastern Africa Nationality Network (EANN), Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA),  Hawiati (MENA Statelessness Network), is pleased to co-host an in-person side event examining how the right to a nationality is protected within the African human rights system and exploring collective civil society actions to eradicate statelessness across the continent.

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.

The Global Alliance to End Statelessness is pleased to co-sponsor a Human Rights Council side event on Practical Approaches to Accelerating Birth Registration Through Interoperability with Other Sectors, on 28 September 2026, 13:00-14:30 CEST