Statelessness Conference 2015
Ministerial Conference on Statelessness in the ECOWAS region
Conférence ministérielle sur l’apatridie au sein de la CEDEAO
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 23 to 25 February 2015
- 1. Agenda:
- a. Expert Meeting (23-24 February) [English] - [French] - [Portuguese]
- b. Ministerial Meeting (25 February) [English] - [French] - [Portuguese]
- c. Information note on the expert meeting [English] - [French]
- d. Rules of procedures [English] - [French]
- 2. Concept Note:
- 3. Background Note on Statelessness in West Africa:
- 4. Brochure on Statelessness:
- 5. Report on Nationality, Migration and Statelessness in West Africa:
- 6. Global Action Plan to End Statelessness:
- 7. Special Report to End Statelessness:
- 8. Presentations:
- Nationality, Migration and Statelessness in West Africa, Bronwen Manby
- UNHCR - Presentation of overview statelessness in West Africa and the UNHCR global campaign on the eradication of statelessness, Mark Manly
- Presentation on birth registration in Africa: law and practices, Dr Benyam Dawit Mezmur
- Presentation on statelessness and human rights, Mr Ibrahima Kane, Open society foundation (French)
- Presentation on Migration and statelessness, Alice Sironi, IOM
- M. Malamine Tamba, UNOWA
- Nationality, community citizenship and the Community Court of Justice, Yusuf Danmadami Esq, ECOWAS Court of Justice
- L'apatridie au Bénin
- 9. Speeches:
- H.E. Mr. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Dr. Toga Gayewea Mcintosh, Vice-President of the Commission of ECOWAS
- Mr. António Guterres, High Commissioner for Refugees
- Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa
- Barbara Hendricks, Honorary Lifetime UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and world-famous classical singer
- Ms. Louise Aubin, Deputy Director, DIP
- Dr. Fatimata Dia Sow, Commissioner Gender and Social Affairs
- M. Koffi Esaw, Attorney General, Minister of Justice and of Relations with the Republic Institutions, Togo
- M. Turpin, Deputy Minister for Local Governance, Development and Land Settlement, Sénégal
- Ms. Christina De Bruin, Deputy representative, UNICEF Côte d’Ivoire
- Mr Gnenema Mamadou Coulibaly, Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Public Liberty, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Ms Carmela Godeau, Regional Director, IOM
- Mr. James Agalga, Deputy Minister of Interior, Ghana
- Mr. Sheka Tarawallie, Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs, Sierra Leone
- Amb. Sunday Omogiade, Nigerian Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Nigeria
- Ms. Carmelita Pires, Minister of Justice, Guinea-Bissau
- Hon. Ousman Sonko, Minister of the Interior, The Gambia
- Mr. Auwal Ibrahim Musa, Secretary General, WACSOF
- Mr. Cheick Sako, State Minister, Minister of Justice, Attorney General, Guinea
- Ms Maya Sahli-Fadel, Commissioner, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- Cllr. Sannoh, Minister of Justice, Attorney General, Liberia
- Joint Statement by the National Commissions of Human Rights
- His excellency Justin Koutaba, Ambassador of Burkina Faso
- Honorable Justice Maria do Céu Silva Monteiro, President of the ECOWAs Community Court of Justice (in Spanish)
- Mr. Chaibou Mamane, Representative of the Republic of Niger
- H.E. Dr. Aisha L. Abdullahi, Commissioner for Political Affairs, African Union Commission
- 10. Media Resources:
- Press Advisory [English] - [French]
- Media coverage
- 11. Conclusion and recommendations of the ministerial conference on statelessness in the ECOWAS region:
- 12. Abidjan declaration of Ministers of ECOWAS Member states on eradication of statelessness:
- 13. Video of the Event
- 14. Photos: