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STATELESSNESS – STATELESS
WOMEN & GIRLS
GENEVA,
November 4, 2014 - (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency, with endorsement
from high-profile supporters, has launched a global campaign aimed at ending
the devastating legal limbo of statelessness, which affects millions of people
around the world.
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The refugee agency also released a
"Special Report on Statelessness," which highlights the human impact
of the phenomenon, and a 10-point Global Action Plan to End Statelessness. This
aims both to resolve major existing crises and to ensure no child is born
stateless in the future.
UNHCR – UN Refugee Agency
36-Page 2014 Report Link:
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http://www.unhcr.org/pages/4f587cbe6.html
GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN
NATIONALITY LAWS in Nationality Laws
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UNHCR
places great importance on promoting gender equality in nationality laws to
prevent statelessness from arising. In some countries legislation does not
allow mothers to confer their nationality to their children on an equal basis
as fathers.
Although
many states have eradicated this gender inequality from their nationality laws,
27 countries globally are yet to ensure equality in this regard. UNHCR will
continue to work with states and other stakeholders to achieve universal gender
equality in nationality matters.
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http://www.unhcr.org/4f5886306.html
UNHCR
BACKGROUND NOTE ON GENDER EQUALITY, NATIONALITY LAWS & STATELESSNESS 2014
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http://www.unhcr.org/531a001c9.html
PREVENTING &
REDUCING STATELESSNESS: GOOD PRACTICES IN PROMOTING & ADOPTING GENDER
EQUALITY IN NATIONALITY LAWS
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http://www.unhcr.org/4f587d779.html
GENDER EQUALITY,
NATIONALITY LAWS, & STATELESSNESS – TESTIMONIALS OF THE IMPACT ON WOMEN
& THEIR FAMILIES
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