Everything you need to know about statelessness

“If you can’t see a problem, you can’t fix it.” - ENS Director Chris Nash’s presentation at UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness

On Monday 14th October, the High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS) took place in Geneva. Held as part of this year’s UNHCR ExCom meeting, bringing…

Birth registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe: identifying good practices and remaining barriers

Birth registration is a key way to prevent statelessness and ensure every child can acquire a nationality. Yet, some children in Europe still face…

Implementing the new statelessness provisions in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

When the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was first introduced in September 2020, statelessness was invisible.   Following our extensive engagement…

“If you can’t see a problem, you can’t fix it” – Five things that need to happen to move from the visibility at UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness to tangible impact

When UNHCR’s ten-year #IBelong campaign to end statelessness launched back in 2014, I well remember the excitement many of us working on…

Marking the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness

On Monday 14 October ENS will be in Geneva to attend the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness during a High-Level Segment on…

Our recommendations ahead of UNHCR’s High-Level Segment on Statelessness

On Monday 14th October, ENS will be in Geneva to attend and speak at a High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS), which will form a key part of this…

Editorial: Taking steps to improve how statelessness is identified and addressed in the refugee context

They registered me as Syrian, and I didn't tell them that I am ‘maktouma’ [stateless]... In a later interview, I tried to explain that I am…

Rolling out our new identification toolkit

Identifying statelessness as early as possible in the asylum process is crucial, to ensure that stateless refugees can access their rights and don’t…

Our toolkit to identify and address statelessness

Our staff and members explain our new project to protect the rights of stateless people in Europe and beyond, and why identifying statelessness is…

Legal briefing: Statelessness and the right to respect for family and private life

Read our new legal briefing on statelessness and the right to respect for family and private life.

Building Solidarity: the launch of the Statelessness and Dignified Citizenship Coalition - Asia-Pacific

Statelessness is a widespread yet often overlooked issue, with an estimated 15 million people worldwide living without nationality. However, the…

Joint submission to the Human Rights Committee on Poland

The Halina Nieć Legal Aid Center (HNLAC), with the support of European Network on Statelessness, made a joint submission to the Human Rights…