Statelessness remains a significant issue both globally and in Europe. The causes of statelessness are manifold, including complexities of conflicts in nationality laws, state succession, forced displacement, historical and contemporary migration, structural birth registration problems, access to nationality and related administrative practices.
The right to a nationality is reflected in numerous widely ratified international treaties and is considered a gateway to the enjoyment of a range of other rights. It also constitutes part of a person's social identity as highlighted by the European Court of Human Rights. Yet, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) latest estimates in 2022, there are some 442 000 stateless persons, including those with undetermined nationality living in Europe. The lack of nationality has a serious impact on their lives, their enjoyment of the full range of human rights, including access to education, employment, healthcare, housing, and freedom of movement.
The Council of Europe considers as a priority the need to ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights by the most vulnerable, including those faced with nationality and statelessness issues.
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1st meeting of the Limited working group on migration (CDCJ-MIG) concerning stateless children
Anne-Christine HECK
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On 30-31 May 2024, the CDCJ Limited working group on migration held its 1st meeting online and exchanged views on its work programme, key themes and implementation of tasks for its two-years mandate in 2024-2026. The group also carried out a hearing of statelessness advocates having experienced statelessness in their childhood.
The second meeting is planned on 26-27 September in person in Strasbourg.
Strasbourg - France30-31 May 2024
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Multistakeholder meeting on “Statelessness and children”, jointly organised by the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) and the European Migration Network (EMN)
Strasbourg6 June 2024
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A multistakeholder meeting on “Statelessness and children”, jointly organised by the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) and the European Migration Network (EMN), was held on 6 June 2024 in Luxembourg and online. The meeting served as an opportunity to share good practices and identify challenges on prevention of child statelessness and access to nationality for stateless children, It brought together experienced stakeholders of different background, both institutional and from civil society. The results of this meeting will feed into the work initiated by the CDCJ’s Limited working group on migration (CDCJ-MIG) on a compendium of good practice and a non-legally binding instrument on stateless children and procedures around statelessness and access to nationality.