Extracts relevant to Africa: Implementation of the Global Action Plan Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness On 12 December, during Kenya’s 59th Jamhuri Day (Independence day) celebrations, President Dr. William Ruto announced that the Government will “initiate modalities […]
By Anette Bayer Forsingdal, Dianne Hubbard and Adrijana Corluka Scope and objectives of the study This report focuses on the nexus between birth registration, citizenship and statelessness in the 16 member states of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). The […]
More than 4.3 million people are stateless—that is, they are not recognized as a national by any country. Stateless people are often denied access to education, health care, employment, property ownership, freedom of movement, and political participation, and they are […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news• Liberia becomes the third country since the start of the #IBelong Campaign to reform legislation to grant women and men equal rights in passing on their nationality to their children.• Nigeria adopts […]
By Michael Offermann Summary Angola has actively embraced the 10-year #IBelong campaign do eradicate statelessness that UNHCR launched in 2014. The country participated in the 2017 Regional Conference of the Members States of the International Conference of the Great Lakes […]
Le Réseau d’Afrique australe pour la nationalité (SANN), en partenariat avec le HCR, publie un bulletin trimestriel sur l’apatridie en Afrique australe. Le bulletin présente des mises à jour d’organisations et d’institutions œuvrant à éradiquer l’apatridie dans la région et […]
Certaines solutions ont été trouvées depuis le lancement de la campagne. Près de 450 000 apatrides ont acquis ou vu leur nationalité confirmée, et des dizaines de milliers de personnes à travers l’Asie, l’Europe, l’Afrique et les Amériques ont désormais […]
Dix ans pour l’APAI-CRVS : réfléchir aux progrès et accélérer les efforts vers 2030 grâce à des systèmes réformés. La 6ème Conférence des ministres Africains chargés de l’état civil se tiendra du 24 au 28 octobre 2022 à Addis Abéba, […]
C’est en enregistrant sa naissance que la société reconnaît pour la première fois l’existence et l’identité d’un enfant. Le droit à la personnalité juridique est crucial pour bénéficier d’une protection tout au long de la vie et peut favoriser la […]
October 2022 (COI between 1st January 2020 and 31st August 2022) Background: This report presents Country of Origin Information (COI) on Zimbabwe focusing on a range of profiles identified to be of relevance in refugee status determination for Zimbabwean nationals. […]
Updated version of paper first published in 2015. Includes a focus on Kenya. Download from Refworld: https://www.refworld.org/docid/54e75a244.html
Extracts relevant to Africa: Top events and news • 15 civil society and legal aid organizations established the Eastern Africa Nationality Network. • Three pledges from the 2019 High Level Segment on Statelessness were fully or partially implemented in Georgia, […]