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Gaps and Opportunities in mainstreaming statelessness and nationality matters in Europe at the Human Rights Council
During the ENS Annual General Conference, which took place on 6 and 7 June, I had the pleasure to engage with ENS members on their experiences with…
Sweden needs automatic acquisition of nationality at birth for stateless children – here’s why
On the first January 2023 Sweden will inaugurate its six-month Presidency of the European Union Council. Currently we still know little about the…
Statelessness in Denmark: UNHCR mapping sheds light on national law and practice
UNHCR’s representation for the Nordic and Baltic countries has conducted statelessness mappings in the eight countries in the Northern Europe region…
Statelessness in Portugal: law, policy and practice at a glance
In March, the Portuguese Refugee Council partnered with ENS to add a country profile page on Portugal to the Statelessness Index. Statelessness is…
I am not alone: the United Stateless of America
For the past twenty years — my entire life — my parents and I have struggled to prove my nationality. It felt to me as if they had trouble proving…
Dutch municipalities take matters into their own hands while national government fails to provide solution for stateless people in the Netherlands
After years of advocacy efforts by civil society and UNHCR to persuade the Dutch government to improve its protection of stateless people, the…
Setting a blueprint for overcoming statelessness in Russia and Ukraine
Almost three decades have passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the subsequent proclamation of independence by the Russian Federation…
Mapping statelessness in Portugal - setting out a roadmap towards enhanced protection of stateless people
UNHCR launched a Global Campaign to End Statelessness in November 2014.
They do exist: mapping statelessness in two pilot regions in Ukraine
Ukraine is most likely a host country to one of the largest populations of stateless people in Europe. Most likely, because nobody knows the exact…
Under the radar: Mapping statelessness in Austria
Statelessness in Austria has been a hidden issue, with stateless people and the problems they face largely invisible. In an attempt to gain a…
Sharing good practice on ending statelessness in the OSCE area
In its latest Mid-Year Trends 2016 UNHCR estimates at least 10 million people to be stateless globally. Approximately one-third of them are children…