In light of the High Commissioner’s call to eradicate statelessness by 2024, UNHCR is renewing its efforts to encourage States to accede to both statelessness treaties. Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness: Publisher: UN General Assembly: Publication Date: 30 August 1961: Topics: Treaties / Agreements / Charters / Protocols / Conventions / Declarations: Citation / Document Symbol: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. It requires that states establish safeguards in their nationality laws to prevent statelessness at birth and later in life. 308 0 obj <>stream 288 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<498D61882EE0774F96DD29699BB66635>]/Index[264 45]/Info 263 0 R/Length 112/Prev 1411720/Root 265 0 R/Size 309/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream %%EOF endstream endobj startxref Since the 1954 Convention and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness entered into force, a series of General Assembly Resolutions and Conclusions adopted by the Executive Committee of the High Com - missioner’s Programme have given UNHCR a leadership role in assisting non-refugee stateless persons as a distinct population of persons of concern. The 1961 Convention. 0 %PDF-1.6 %���� Select a language for our global site. 989, p. 175: Reference: Entry into force: 13 December 1975: Other Languages / Attachments It establishes an international framework to ensure the right of every person to a nationality. The 1961 Convention aims to prevent statelessness and reduce it over time. Select a country or regional site 264 0 obj <> endobj hŞìZk�Gü+ó!ÏL÷. The 1961 Convention requires that States establish safeguards in legislation to address statelessness occurring at birth or later in life. The 1961 Convention also sets out the very limited situations in which States can deprive a person of his or her … the Reduction of Stalessness. h�bbd``b`1�@�IHp��_����$�*A�T ��$8@� � % m� �L����`���F��� 2�H��de����e`� ���;� *oh ditional standards, which were adopted in 1961 in the form of the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (“1961 Convention”), in recognition of the need for further international cooperation and agreement to prevent and reduce statelessness. IÜV$&>ô• Ğ)œ8¿ƒŞm…j†_£‹½Á¸ÒÁׄºKêRÿ\²P—ìÀ%­}C[k[îa³@Ë6ïÙòór5\Ü÷0îÁùDå-ÇáEã8ß”‡*“y•GØÈ¤İŞ‚=«ò¾êİùL„sQ.îå‚[­İÌù_¾�µ+ÙåLÚ”×îÜSÅç¾Y¢�^צ— MfŠ:ù‘d¯\¾&S‰ÉÓÍvXØlêpÜݸ¹÷”4T¸G>máî3ÜÓzXÄ]ç\ÓwânÌÜ›ÒD65÷ôThßB»1�ÖP Güß‚eG=m~ì¾ÔŸ±e›ÒŒ)I¹ÃÀ±10JÚ«ŒP5F¨›œ„Ğ4¹;a6ß"t‡f+#h•®PÜPÕ›�w¯°ñí¿‘É°2;±Y qp�N:SµùŸªşO€ ı�PË endstream endobj 295 0 obj <>stream The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness is of critical impor-tance today as statelessness persists in some protracted situations and con-tinues to arise in others. h�b```�FV��� cc`a�X������U 8�E��w�� �\ English Français Español عربي. A growing number of States are turning to the 1961 Convention for guidance �Z J7�8�װ.�~���CQ�o��$o��}?�� �'ƙ�7s�6'^�z��M�V��� I��U�.�dS�$�lZ9���6s�j�I��k�y��2Ӌ|@�[wi/7�[Ǧ�"1 �f.X͊ �]��햙4�V��u[w홐$�������N�2d. It also sets out important safeguards to prevent statelessness due to loss or renunciation of nationality or state succession.