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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The Anwar Cabinet’s decision today to update current laws to confer automatic citizenship to the offspring of Malaysian women who give birth overseas...

UNHCR and Ministry of Interior hold conference in Baghdad to discuss the way forward to end statelessness in Iraq Thanks to its legal framework to reduce and prevent statelessness, thousands of stateless persons or those at risk of statelessness in Iraq have acquired Iraqi nationality over the years. However, some individuals are still suffering from

Members of Shona community were only recognised as Kenyan citizens last year.

The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), signed a legal framework program that will allow Rohingya refugees to enter the country and receive their tertiary education here. DFA Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. signs the legal framework for the Complementary Pathways (CPath)

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – Today the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, government and civil society partners briefed Members of Parliament on progress and key issues related to statelessness in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and discussed solutions to eradicate it. The briefing was opened by Mr. Akan Rakhmetullin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; […]

For most children, nationality is clear-cut. Most countries pass nationality down to children who are born to at least one of their citizens, while a smaller number grant nationality to any child born on their territory. But citizenship laws are by nature more exclusive than inclusive. For children whose parentage or family structure is not recognized by the state, obtaining nationality and related documentation can be a daunting challenge.

In a historic first, a group of Sama Bajaus, or Badjaos, receive their birth cerficates in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

Some 287 Sama Bajaus, of whom 128 are children, finally received their birth certificates today during a handover ceremony spearheaded by the Bongao local government, supported by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Sama Bajaus form one of the State-identified […]

Since 2019, a community outreach programme has registered 900 of the indigenous seafarers in the Philippines who were at risk of statelessness.

Program/Project Management Job in CAR about Protection and Human Rights, requiring 10+ years of experience, from UNHCR; closing on 24 Aug 2021