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In a historic moment in the global fight against statelessness, more than 85 governments, civil society and international and regional organizations have this week pledged hundreds of new commitments to end statelessness, a major cause of human rights deprivations for millions of people worldwide

A lawyer whose work has supported the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming the first country in the world to end statelessness has been selected as the 2019 winner of the UN Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.

Actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett interviews statelessness activist Maha Mamo about her 30-year-push to belong.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi warned today that recent advances in the battle to end statelessness were being imperiled by a rise in damaging forms of nationalism.

The Colombian Government has taken a major step in combatting statelessness by ensuring that children born in the country to Venezuelan parents are able to acquire Colombian nationality.

More than 27,000 stateless people have acquired Thai nationality since the end of 2011 thanks to the concerted efforts of the government with the support of UNHCR and its NGO partner. Watch a video highlighting how Thailand has done so.

Global initiatives highlight the continuing importance of UNHCR’s efforts to eradicate statelessness

Mali and Sierra Leone step up prevention from cradle to grave.

MPs from 39 countries met recently in South Africa to discuss how they can work together to end statelessness.