Organes Intergouvernementaux

From Stateless to Citizens: the journey of the Shona community in Kenya

Published: 11/Oct/2024
Source: UNHCR

This policy brief examines the socioeconomic progress of the Shona community in Kenya since gaining citizenship in 2020-21. Previously stateless, the Shona faced barriers to formal employment, financial services, and social protection. Citizenship has enabled 86% of the community to […]

UNHCR Campaign to end statelessness Update Jan – Mar 2024

Published: 26/Juil/2024
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness In February 2024, in Kenya, UNHCR is reviewed and provided technical feedback on a proposed amendment of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, aiming to establish a registration […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update Oct – Dec 2023

Published: 1/Mai/2024
Source: UNHCR

Selected extracts relevant to Africa: Highlights The Republic of Congo officially joined the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, fulfilling a commitment made at the 2019 High-Level Segment on Statelessness. Sao Tome and Principe’s President signed a decree for the country’s […]

UNHCR Cote d’Ivoire Rapport sur l’apatridie 2023

Published: 28/Mar/2024
Source: UNHCR

La Côte d’Ivoire s’est engagée publiquement dans la lutte contre l’apatridie depuis 2013, ce qui a valu au pays d’être reconnu comme un leader en Afrique dans ce domaine. Le HCR continue de soutenir le gouvernement de la Côte d’Ivoire […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update July – September 2023

Published: 27/Fév/2024
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Kenya recognized 7,000 Pemba individuals as citizens, granting them official documents. This ensures their rights and access to public services and opportunities. In Malawi, the Ministry of Home Affairs, officially adopted a National Action Plan (NAP) […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April – June 2023

Published: 27/Déc/2023
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: In Côte d’Ivoire, the Department of Aid and Assistance to Refugees and Stateless Persons drafted and validated standard operating procedures(SOPs) for the implementation of the statelessness determination procedure during a workshop on 26 and 27 April. […]

CERD, Observations finales: Maroc, 2023

Published: 21/Déc/2023
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

CERD/C/MAR/CO/19-21 Comité pour l ’ élimination de la discrimination raciale Observations finales concernant le rapport du Maroc valant dix-neuvième à vingt et unième rapports périodiques * 1.Le Comité a examiné le rapport du Maroc valant dix-neuvième à vingt et unième […]

Les risques d’apatridie en Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre

Published: 1/Nov/2023
Source: UNHCR Regional Bureau for West and Central Africa

Une étude menée par Stéphane Joële Teche Ndeno Les chiffres sont alarmants : à travers le monde, plus de quatre millions quatre cent mille (4.400.000) personnes sont apatrides ou de nationalité indéterminée d’après le UNHCR Global Trends Report de 2022. […]

CDE: Observations finales: Togo, 2023

Published: 11/Oct/2023
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/TGO/CO/5-6 Comité des droits de l’enfant Observations finales concernant le rapport du Togo valant cinquième et sixième rapports périodiques [Extrait] Enregistrement des naissances et nationalité 23.Le Comité note avec satisfaction que l’État partie a ratifié la Convention relative au statut […]

UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update January – March 2023

Published: 23/Juin/2023
Source: UNHCR

Extracts relevant to Africa: Action 1: Resolve existing major situations of statelessness The Government of Kenya formally recognized the Pemba as an ethnic community and therefore citizens of Kenya through a Gazette Notice on 30 January. It instructs authorities to […]

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