To mark the culmination of our #StatelessJourneys campaign, this webinar reflected on our joint efforts over the last four years with ENS members, partners, and stateless changemakers.
📅 Wednesday 29 May, 10:00-11:00 GMT / 11:00-12:00 CET
To mark the culmination of our #StatelessJourneys campaign, this webinar reflected on our joint efforts over the last four years with ENS members, partners, and stateless changemakers.
📅 Wednesday 29 May, 10:00-11:00 GMT / 11:00-12:00 CET
Community Engagement Coordinator, ENS
Head of Policy & Research, ENS
Deputy Director General for Institutional Relations and Information on International Protection in Madrid.
President, Association of Bhutanese Communities in Denmark (ABCD)
ENS Trustee, Member of Apatride Network and Statefree, formerly stateless person
Chairperson and Head lawyer, Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR)
During the webinar, we considered the progress made in advancing the rights of stateless refugees & migrants in Europe and discuss next steps. Working together, we have achieved significant impact through:
As the EU grapples with the implications of the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, we will consider its impact on stateless refugees and migrants. Our #StatelessJourneys campaign highlighted why identifying statelessness is critical to determining international protection needs and protecting fundamental rights, including the rights of children. Whilst the Pact raises significant concerns about the EU’s approach to migration and asylum more broadly, it is welcome that our calls for improved identification of statelessness were heard by policymakers and incorporated in the adopted instruments. These new provisions now need to be implemented so statelessness is identified, and stateless people’s rights are respected in EU asylum systems.
The webinar heard from some of those involved in the project about what they have been doing and what they think is needed to build on the significant momentum we have achieved. Together we need to find ways to ensure that refugee response actors: