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    Citizenship and Statelessness in the Member States of the Southern African Development Community

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    Citizenship and Statelessness in the Member States of the Southern African Development Community
    Published: 31 December 2020 (2 months ago)
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    ICGLR sur l'apatridie: déclaration des médias

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    La ICGLR, avec le soutien du HCR, fait un pas significatif vers l'éradication de l'apatridie dans la région des Grands Lacs
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR on statelessness: Media statement- Arabic

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    The ICGLR with support from UNHCR takes a meaningful step toward eradicating statelessness in the Great Lakes Region
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 20 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR sobre apatridia: declaração à mídia

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    O ICGLR, com o apoio do ACNUR, dá um passo significativo para a erradicação da apatridia na região dos Grandes Lagos
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR on statelessness: Media statement

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    The ICGLR with support from UNHCR takes a meaningful step toward eradicating statelessness in the Great Lakes Region
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Atlas of the stateless

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    Atlas of the stateless
    Published: 31 October 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Consolidated Action Plan of ICGLR on the eradication of statelessness in the Great Lakes (2017-2024) -Arabic version

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    يعاني ملايين الأشخاص عالمياً من حالة إنعدام الجنسية أو يواجهون خطر التعرض لها ، بمن فيهم كثيرون بمنطقة البحيرات العظمى ، مما يحرمهم من التمتع بكامل حقوقهم الإنسانية. وتُعد الثغرات الموجودة بالقوانين و...
    Published: 17 January 2020 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Plano de Acção Consolidado da CIRGL sobre a erradicação da apatridia dos Grandes Lagos ( 2017-2024) - versão Portuguesa

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    A escala mundial, há milhares de pessoas incluindo um número significativo de indivíduos na região dos Grandes Lagos que são apátridas ou em risco de apatridia o que não os permite gozarem plenamente ...
    Published: 17 January 2020 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan, UNHCR, 2017

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    A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan, UNHCR, 2017
    Published: 29 May 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 30 May 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Citizenship Law in Africa: A Comparative Study

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    3rd edition (2016)
    Published: 1 January 2016 (5 years ago)
    Uploaded: 19 April 2018 (2 years ago)
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    The Right to Nationality in Africa

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    African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
    Published: 1 January 2015 (6 years ago)
    Uploaded: 26 March 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Le droit à la nationalité en Afrique

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    Commission Africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples
    Published: 1 January 2015 (6 years ago)
    Uploaded: 26 March 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Les lois sur la nationalité en Afrique : Une étude comparée

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    2eme edition (2010)
    Published: 1 January 2010 (11 years ago)
    Uploaded: 19 April 2018 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR Chad Factsheet August 2018

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    UNHCR Key Facts & Updates as of August 31 2018
    Published: 25 September 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 25 September 2018 (2 years ago)
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    HCR RDC - Résultats du profilage des expulsés d’Angola au 28 juin 2019

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    Résultats du profilage des expulsés d’Angola en RDC, au 28 juin 2019.
    Published: 28 June 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 7 August 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 21 May 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 21 May 2019.
    Published: 21 May 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 7 May 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 7 May 2019.
    Published: 7 May 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 30 April 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 30 April 2019.
    Published: 30 April 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 9 May 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 2 April 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 2 April 2019.
    Published: 4 April 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 4 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 20 March 2019

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    Funding update for the DRC as of 20 March 2019.
    Published: 20 March 2019 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 3 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 25 February 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 25 February 2019.
    Published: 25 February 2019 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 3 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 6 February 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 6 February 2019.
    Published: 6 February 2019 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 3 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Democratic Republic of the Congo Funding Update - 22 January 2019

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    Funding update on UNHCR's operations in DRC, as of 22 January 2019.
    Published: 22 January 2019 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 3 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR DRC At A Glance - June 2019

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    A map of UNHCR in DRC as of 30 June 2019.
    Published: 30 June 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 22 July 2019 (1 year ago)
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    ICGLR sur l'apatridie: déclaration des médias

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    La ICGLR, avec le soutien du HCR, fait un pas significatif vers l'éradication de l'apatridie dans la région des Grands Lacs
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR on statelessness: Media statement- Arabic

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    The ICGLR with support from UNHCR takes a meaningful step toward eradicating statelessness in the Great Lakes Region
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 20 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR sobre apatridia: declaração à mídia

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    O ICGLR, com o apoio do ACNUR, dá um passo significativo para a erradicação da apatridia na região dos Grandes Lagos
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    ICGLR on statelessness: Media statement

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    The ICGLR with support from UNHCR takes a meaningful step toward eradicating statelessness in the Great Lakes Region
    Published: 11 November 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE: Les Etats membres de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) et Etats partenaires concluen...

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    Communiqué de presse conjoint CEMAC-HCR
    Published: 13 December 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 20 December 2018 (2 years ago)
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    PRESS RELEASE: New Report Warns Large Population in East Africa At Risk of Statelessness

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    UNHCR Press Release
    Published: 23 November 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 November 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Os Estados-Membros da CIRGL terminaram o 1o Workshop Regional sobre a Erradicação da Apatridia na Região dos Grandes Lagos

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    Comunicado de Imprensa Conjunto
    Published: 1 May 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Les Etats membres de la CIRGL concluent leur premier atelier régional sur l'éradication de l'apatridie

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    Communiqué de presse conjoint CIRGL - HCR
    Published: 1 May 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2018 (2 years ago)
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    ICGLR Member States conclude first regional workshop on the eradication of statelessness

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    Joint ICGLR - UNHCR Press Release
    Published: 1 May 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 23 May 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Nairobi Appeal for regional coordination to eradicate statelessness in the East African Community

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    December 2017
    Published: 1 December 2017 (3 years ago)
    Uploaded: 19 April 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Nairobi Appeal for regional coordination to eradicate statelessness in the East African Community

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    NGO Coalition launch press release
    Published: 1 December 2017 (3 years ago)
    Uploaded: 25 October 2018 (2 years ago)
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    7th Ordinary Smmit of ICGLR Heads of State and Government

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    Press Release
    Published: 19 October 2017 (3 years ago)
    Uploaded: 26 March 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Citizenship and Statelessness in the Member States of the Southern African Development Community

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    Citizenship and Statelessness in the Member States of the Southern African Development Community
    Published: 31 December 2020 (2 months ago)
    Uploaded: 10 February 2021 (1 month ago)
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    Statelessness and Citizenship in the East African Community

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    A Study by Bronwen Manby for UNHCR
    Published: 30 September 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 14 November 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Apatridie et Nationalité dans la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est

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    Une étude de Bronwen Manby pour l’UNHCR
    Published: 30 September 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 10 April 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Observation Générale sur l’Article 6 de la Charte Africaine des Droits et du Bien-être de l’Enfant, Comité Africain d’Experts sur les Droits...

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    Comité Africain d’Experts sur les Droits et le Bien-être de l’Enfant
    Published: 1 January 2014 (7 years ago)
    Uploaded: 26 March 2018 (2 years ago)
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    General Comment No. 2 on Article 6 of the ACRWC: "The Right to a Name, Registration at Birth, and to Acquire a Nationality," African Committ...

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    The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
    Published: 1 January 2014 (7 years ago)
    Uploaded: 26 March 2018 (2 years ago)
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    A community-based practitioner's guide to documenting citizenship and other forms of legal identity

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    Guidance on paralegal assistance and data-driven advocacy for accessing civil status and nationality documentation
    Published: 27 June 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 16 August 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Global Action Plan to End Statelessness

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    UNHCR
    Published: 30 November 2014 (6 years ago)
    Uploaded: 21 February 2017 (4 years ago)
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    Plan d'Action global visant à mettre fin à l'apatridie

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    UNHCR
    Published: 30 November 2014 (6 years ago)
    Uploaded: 21 February 2017 (4 years ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - July 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 31 July 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 26 September 2019 (1 year ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Juin 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 30 June 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 7 August 2019 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - June 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 30 June 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 7 August 2019 (1 year ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Avril 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 30 April 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 14 June 2019 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR Regional Update-DRC Situation-July 2019

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    An update on the situation of DRC refugees and UNHCR’s operations in the region.
    Published: 31 July 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 9 September 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Atlas of the stateless

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    Atlas of the stateless
    Published: 31 October 2020 (4 months ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Consolidated Action Plan of ICGLR on the eradication of statelessness in the Great Lakes (2017-2024) -Arabic version

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    يعاني ملايين الأشخاص عالمياً من حالة إنعدام الجنسية أو يواجهون خطر التعرض لها ، بمن فيهم كثيرون بمنطقة البحيرات العظمى ، مما يحرمهم من التمتع بكامل حقوقهم الإنسانية. وتُعد الثغرات الموجودة بالقوانين و...
    Published: 17 January 2020 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Plano de Acção Consolidado da CIRGL sobre a erradicação da apatridia dos Grandes Lagos ( 2017-2024) - versão Portuguesa

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    A escala mundial, há milhares de pessoas incluindo um número significativo de indivíduos na região dos Grandes Lagos que são apátridas ou em risco de apatridia o que não os permite gozarem plenamente ...
    Published: 17 January 2020 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    Plan d’Action Consolidé de la CIRGL sur l’éradication de l’apatridie dans les Grands Lacs ( 2017-2024) – version en français

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    A l’échelle mondiale, plusieurs millions de personnes, y compris un nombre significatif d’individus dans la région des Grands Lacs sont apatrides ou sont à risque d’apatridie. Ces derniers ne peuvent ...
    Published: 10 January 2020 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 12 November 2020 (4 months ago)
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    UNHCR DRC - Protection Strategy for IDP Response in DRC

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    UNHCR protection strategy for Internally Displaced Persons response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Published: 11 July 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 25 July 2019 (1 year ago)
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    Initiative de N’Djaména pour l’éradication de l’apatridie en Afrique centrale

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    Initiative lancée à N’Djaména à l’occasion de l’atelier régional sur l’apatridie organisé par la Commission de la Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC), avec l’appui du Haut...
    Published: 12 December 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 14 December 2018 (2 years ago)
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    N’Djamena Initiative on the Eradication of Statelessness in Central Africa

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    Initiative agreed in N’Djaména at the regional statelessness workshop organised by the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), with the support of the United Nations High Commission...
    Published: 12 December 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 27 December 2018 (2 years ago)
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    Iniciativa de Yamena para la erradicación de la apatridia en África central

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    Iniciativa lanzada en Yamena con ocasión del taller regional sobre apatridia organizado por la Comisión de la Comunidad Económica y Monetaria de África Central (CEMAC) con el apoyo del Alto Comisionad...
    Published: 12 December 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 31 December 2018 (2 years ago)
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    A community-based practitioner's guide to documenting citizenship and other forms of legal identity

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    Guidance on paralegal assistance and data-driven advocacy for accessing civil status and nationality documentation
    Published: 27 June 2018 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 16 August 2018 (2 years ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - May 2019

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 8 July 2019 (1 year ago)
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    HCR RDC Mise à Jour Opérationnelle - Mai 2019

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    Une mise à jour sur les opérations du HCR en RDC.
    Published: 31 May 2019 (1 year ago)
    Uploaded: 8 July 2019 (1 year ago)
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    UNHCR DRC Operational Update - December 2018

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    An update on UNHCR's operations in the DRC
    Published: 29 January 2019 (2 years ago)
    Uploaded: 29 January 2019 (2 years ago)
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    Human and child rights advocates benefit from online course on ending child statelessness

    UNHCR Regional Bureau, Nairobi, Caroline Opile, opile@unhcr.org, 12 Feb 2021

    <p style="font-size:160%;">UNHCR teams up with the African Committee on Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child to help eradicate childhood statelessness through an online course.</p> By Caroline Opile in Nairobi, Kenya | 12 February 2021 <div><a href="https://www.unhcr.org/X65" class... Read more

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    The ICGLR with support from UNHCR takes a meaningful step toward eradicating statelessness in the Great Lakes Region

    UNHCR Regional Bureau, Nairobi, Benedicte Voos, voos@unhcr.org, +254 742 983 739, 11 Nov 2020

    The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) have taken a significant step toward eradicating statelessness within the Great Lakes Region as UNHCR marks the 6th anniversary of the Global Campaign to End Statelessness by 2024. During the Regional Inter-Ministerial Committee meeti... Read more

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    Glimmer of hope for the Shona community living in Kenya

    UNHCR Kenya, 25 Apr 2019

    A ministerial conference on the Eradication of Statelessness in the Great Lakes Region was held in Nairobi from 16-18 April 2019, with participants drawn from 12 Member States from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). The event that was co-organised by Government of Kenya’... Read more

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    Eradication de l'apatridie: validation sous peu du plan national 2019-2024

    Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale, 28 Jan 2019

    Le document sera bientôt entériné par le Congo et l’agence pays du Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR). L’adoption du plan national 2019-2024 pour l'éradication de l'apatridie va traduire la volonté du gouvernement congolais à poursuivre ses efforts déjà accomplis et à re... Read more

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    Congo-ONU : le système des Nations unies veut que l’Etat accélère l’enregistrement des naissances

    Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale, 10 Jan 2019

    La représentante de l’Unicef au Congo, Micaela Marques de Sousa, a renouvelé, du 9 au 10 janvier à Brazzaville, leur engagement à accompagner le gouvernement dans la mise en œuvre des stratégies d’accélération d’enregistrement de naissances à l’échelle nationale. Le fonctionnaire onusien a réaffi... Read more

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