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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

South Africa

143.2 – Ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

143.2 – Ratify the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.

Recommending State: Australia

Recommendation Noted

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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

South Africa

143.5 – Redouble efforts to accede to, and implement the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

143.5 – Redouble efforts to accede to, and implement the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Recommending State: Kenya

Recommendation Noted

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South Africa

143.3 – Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and adopt reforms to grant birthright citizenship to children of unknown parentage. 

143.3 – Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and adopt reforms to grant birthright citizenship to children of unknown parentage. 

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Noted

Foundlings/Unaccompanied children International Instruments Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

South Africa

143.250 Continue strengthening policies that enable birth registration for all children, especially in the most remote areas of the country. 

143.250 Continue strengthening policies that enable birth registration for all children, especially in the most remote areas of the country. 

Recommending State: Eswatini

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Morocco

57.25 Accede the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 

57.25 Accede the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and to the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

Recommending State: Republic of the Congo

Recommendation Accepted

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Morocco

57.203 – Consider the adoption of a new reform of the Moudawana in order to abolish polygamy, decriminalize sexual relations outside marriage, guarantee equality between women and men in matters of legal guardianship, inheritance or transmission of nationality, in accordance with the...

57.203 – Consider the adoption of a new reform of the Moudawana in order to abolish polygamy, decriminalize sexual relations outside marriage, guarantee equality between women and men in matters of legal guardianship, inheritance or transmission of nationality, in accordance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 

Recommending State: Belgium

Recommendation Noted

Gender Legislative/Judicial/Administrative action
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Morocco

57.287 Facilitate procedures for birth registration including children of migrants, to prevent statelessness. 

57.287 Facilitate procedures for birth registration including children of migrants, to prevent statelessness

Recommending State: Costa Rica

Recommendation Accepted

Birth registration
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 4th

Finland

138.17 Review the reservations to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons with a view to lifting them. 

138.17 Review the reservations to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons with a view to lifting them. 

Recommending State: Zambia

Recommendation Noted

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Finland

138.18 Withdraw the reservations to the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and strengthen its application system of the Refuge Institution, with international cooperation as one of the pillars for its implementation. 

138.18 Withdraw the reservations to the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and strengthen its application system of the Refuge Institution, with international cooperation as one of the pillars for its implementation. 

Recommending State: Paraguay

Recommendation Noted

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Netherlands

147.255 Introduce additional safeguards to the standards and policies on nationality, to guarantee the right of all boys and girls born in the State's territory to be granted nationality, and facilitate the naturalization of stateless children.

147.255 Introduce additional safeguards to the standards and policies on nationality, to guarantee the right of all boys and girls born in the State's territory to be granted nationality, and facilitate the naturalization of stateless children.

Recommending State: Mexico

Recommendation Noted

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