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Feb

25

Parliamentary action to end statelessness by 2024, Online, Feb 2021

25 February 2021

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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EVENT DETAILS

Registration Deadline

February 25, 2021

Venue

Online

Website

https://phap.org/25feb2021

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Read more and register at https://phap.org/25feb2021

Statelessness, the situation where a person is not recognized by any State as a citizen, has devastating impacts on millions of people around the world. 4.2 million people were known to be stateless as of mid-2020, but with just 76 countries included in data reported by UNHCR, the actual number is likely to be much higher.

Statelessness deprives women and men, girls, and boys the right to enjoy basic rights that citizens may take for granted – the right to a legal identity, to move across borders, to own property, vote, access education, health services, and legal employment. As most situations of statelessness can be prevented or resolved through legislation, parliamentarians have a critical role to play in bringing the scourge of statelessness to an end. Join us for a webinar on 25 February, organized by UNHCR, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and PHAP, in which we will discuss strategies and practical ways of mobilizing parliamentary action to end statelessness in the next four years.

In 2019, the inaugural Global Refugee Forum (GRF) and the High-Level Segment on Statelessness (HLS) resulted in unprecedented 396 pledges concerning statelessness submitted by States, international and regional organizations, and civil society. Seventy-nine States submitted 270 pledges relevant to eradicating statelessness globally, many of which call for parliamentary action.

Join us for a webinar on 25 February at 14:00 (CET), organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, UNHCR, and PHAP, which will place particular attention on how to move beyond pledges made at the GRF and HLS in order to strengthen implementation of the #IBelong Campaign and the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness by 2024. Members of Parliaments who have led legislative efforts to address statelessness in their countries will share their experience, with time also for questions and discussion by webinar participants.

Event time
New York: 8:00 – 9:30
London: 13:00 – 14:30
Geneva: 14:00 – 15:30
Amman: 15:00 – 16:30
Nairobi: 16:00 – 17:30
Bangkok: 20:00 – 21:30
Manila: 21:00 – 22:30

EVENT DETAILS

Registration Deadline

February 25, 2021

Venue

Online

Website

https://phap.org/25feb2021

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