%%EOF 0000002494 00000 n 25). %%EOF 5: Loss and Deprivation of Nationality under Articles 5-9 of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, May 2020 Handbook on Protection of Stateless Persons , UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 30 June 2014 At its sixth session, in 1954, the Commission redrafted some of the articles in the light of the observations, submitted by Governments on the two draft conventions (A/CN.4/82 and Add. l to 8). 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. The Convention provides for acquisition of nationality for those who would otherwise be stateless and who have an appropriate link with the State through factors of birth or descent. On 28 August 1961, the Conference adopted the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 0000006220 00000 n They are complemented by international human rights treaties and provisions relevant to the right to a nationality. Thirty States were represented at the Conference. 0000001042 00000 n 0000004585 00000 n the Reduction of Statelessness (“1961 Convention”), in recognition of the need for further international cooperation and agreement to prevent and reduce statelessness. The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness is a 1961 United Nations multilateral treaty whereby sovereign states agree to reduce the incidence of statelessness. 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 24 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 7 308 0 obj <>stream �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. 0000007834 00000 n The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness remains the most important instrument in international law to combat global statelessness (Section 1). 0000002067 00000 n Refworld contains a vast collection of reports relating to situations in countries of origin, policy documents and positions, and documents relating to international and national legal frameworks. cÕ0l�k�`V�� m0n�� �`�s��n��x#��Nw_x�]ޢK�6��N�������(��2��@�eȼ��9Tߓ���U���h�WR���a�g����� The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness is designed to ensure that every child can acquire a nationality and that statelessness is not transmitted from one generation to another. 85) and subsequently in 1952 Mr. Roberto Córdova (A/2163, para. %PDF-1.4 %���� 120). Guidelines on Statelessness No. Select a country or regional site II: Annexes, Final Act, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Optional Protocols and Resolutions, Vol. %PDF-1.6 %���� 14). VI: Fourth Committee (Continental Shelf), Vol. Thirty-five States were represented at the Conference. (Geneva, 24 March to 18 April 1959 and New York, 15–28 August 1961). 0000003429 00000 n The United Nations Conference on the Elimination or Reduction of Future Statelessness was convened by the Secretary-General at the European Office of the United Nations, in Geneva, where it met from 24 March to 18 April 1959.