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Global Refugee Forum: West and Central Africa Stock-Taking Event, 14-15 December 2020 Format On Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December 2020, on the eve of the first anniversary of the Global Refugee Forum, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) co-hosted a regional online event to take stock of progresses made and actions needed to operationalize the pledges made at the GRF and the High-Level Segment (HLS) on Statelessness. The meeting was an opportunity to review results, progress and c...

UN Refugee Agency commends The Philippines’ efforts to accelerate naturalization for refugees and stateless people Format UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the efforts of the Philippine Supreme Court in establishing a new committee to accelerate naturalization for refugees and stateless people in the country. Under the leadership of Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, the Special Committee on Facilitated Naturalization for Refugees and Stateless Individuals will lay the foundations for refugees and stateless persons to acquire Philippine citizenship. The Special Committee is tasked with...

24 Dec 2020 Kamran takes his oath of allegiance to conclude the naturalisation process. Photo: © UNHCR/F. Tanggol UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, commends the efforts of the Philippine Supreme Court in establishing a new committee to accelerate naturalization for refugees and stateless people in the country. Under the leadership of Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, the Special Committee on Facilitated Naturalization for Refugees and Stateless Individuals will lay the foundations for refugees and stateless persons to acquire Philippine citizenship. The Special Committee is tasked with enhanc...

Stateless Shona woman Nosizi Reuben Dube (right) assists her sisters, (from left) Janet, Tema and Brenda, with their studies, outside their home in Kinoo, Kenya, November 2020.  © UNHCR/Anthony Karumba UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 stateless Shona and 1,300 stateless persons of Rwandan descent who qualify under the law as Kenyan citizens. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the landmark decision on Saturday during celebrations marking Kenya’s 57 th Jamhuri Day. “This is a life-changing...