Chris Nash speaking in Geneva Blog

Addressing statelessness in a changing world – using the 2025 GRF Progress Review to assess progress made since the 2024 High-Level Segment on Statelessness

Fifteen months ago I spoke to a packed-out Palais des Nations at the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness (GAtES) as part of the High-…
/ Chris Nash - Director, European Network on Statelessness
Avni Mustafa, Roma Versitas Kosovo News

Interview with Avni Mustafa, Executive Director at Roma Versitas Kosovo

We caught up with Avni Mustafa, Executive Director at Roma Versitas Kosovo (RVK), one of our #RomaBelong project partners, to hear about their work…
Marin Roman of UNHCR & Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat Coordinator News

Interview with Marin Roman, Coordinator of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat

We caught up with Marin Roman, Senior Statelessness Officer at UNHCR, and Coordinator of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness Secretariat, to…
Chris Nash High level Segment on Statelessness Blog

Editorial: “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…
/ Chris Nash, Director, European Network on Statelessness
Geneva Palais des Nations - by Mmoka on Unsplash News

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…
Image of refugees as a green traffic light, signalling that refugees are welcome Blog

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…
/ Nina Murray, Head of Policy and Advocacy, European Network on Statelessness
Blog

The Americas, lessons learned from two convergent processes

A decade after the launch of UNHCR’s #IBelong Campaign and Brazil’s 2014 Plan of Action, the Americas have undergone some transformative developments…
/ Francisco Quintana, Founder of the Americas Network on Nationality and Statelessness, Advocate, and Human Rights Expert on Latin America and the Caribbean
Closing Ceremony of the 2023 Global Refugee Forum Blog

New Year’s resolutions – five ways the international community can and must do more to address statelessness

In December, UNHCR organised the second ever Global Refugee Forum. ENS was among the civil society representatives invited to participate. Here are…
/ Chris Nash, Director, European Network on Statelessness
#IBelong campaign to end statelessness Blog

From evaluation to implementation – Casting a constructively critical eye over UNHCR’s statelessness work

The start of any new year offers a moment for pause and reflection, and I begin 2022 reflecting on how we can collectively leverage more traction,…
/ Chris Nash, Director of the European Network on Statelessness
Oct 2021– Melanie from UNHCR’s Geneva Office. Blog

Looking Back on 6 Years at the Helm of UNHCR’s Statelessness Section

After six years as the Chief of the Statelessness Section at UNHCR, Melanie Khanna reflects on the global efforts to end statelessness, tracing the…
/ Melanie Khanna, Outgoing Chief of the Statelessness Section at UNHCR
Recognised Stateless Person who spent over a decade in limbo, photographed in London during lockdown. © UNHCR/Katie Barlow. Blog

I Am Human: New UNHCR report reveals the experiences of stateless people in the UK

In the final instalment of our three blog series focusing on the UK, the experiences of stateless people are brought to light in UNHCR’s new report,…
/ Zainnab Makele, Protection Associate, UNHCR UK
Azizbek Ashurov - UNHCR News

Interview - Azizbek Ashurov, winner of the 2019 Nansen Award

Azizbek Ashurov is winner of the prestigious UNHCR 2019 Nansen Refugee Award for his work to support the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming…