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UNHCR Action to Address Statelessness: A Strategy Note

UNHCR (March 2010). Action to Address Statelessness: A strategy note. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4b9e0c3d2.html   I. Introduction 1. Since its creation, the United Nations has endeavoured to address and resolve a wide range of issues of an international character, including statelessness. Today, an estimated 12 million(1) people are stateless worldwide: they are not considered as nationals by any State under the … Continue reading UNHCR Action to Address Statelessness: A Strategy Note →

UNHCR and De Facto Statelessness

Massey, Hugh: UNHCR and De Facto Statelessness, LPPR/2010/01, April 2010, UNHCR INTRODUCTION UNHCR has had a mandate for stateless persons ever since the Office was established in1950. Originally, that mandate only extended to stateless persons who are refugees. As discussed in Part I below, refugees who do not have a nationality at all are “de … Continue reading UNHCR and De Facto Statelessness →