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Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

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Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

This convention from the United Nations was adopted in 1954 and entered into force in 1960. Its objective is to protect stateless individuals, and as of 2020, 94 member states were party to the convention.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
General Public
Source / Publisher
United Nations (UN)
Language
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
4
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
International cooperation
Human rights
SDG Targets
Target 10.3
Tags
statelessness
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).