Last Change:

10/21/2024

Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Full Name: Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Description

Defines a stateless person and outlines the legal status and rights of such individuals. It aims to protect stateless persons from discrimination and to ensure their basic rights and freedoms.

Details

Abbreviation: 1954 Statelessness Convention

Official link: https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=V-3&chapter=5&clang=_en

Rights Category: Asylum , Documentation , Education , Family life , Freedom of movement , Health , Housing, land & property , Liberty & security of person , Nationality & facilitated naturalization , Social protection , Work & Workplace rights

International Organisations: United Nations

Geographical region: Global

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania Yes 2003 No
Algeria Yes 1964 No
Andorra No
Angola Yes 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda Yes 1988 Yes
Argentina Yes 1972 No
Armenia Yes 1994 No
Australia Yes 1973 No
Austria Yes 2008 Yes
Azerbaijan Yes 1996 Yes
Bahamas (the) No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados Yes 1972 No
Belarus No
Belgium Yes 1960 Yes
Belize Yes 2006 No
Benin Yes 2011 Yes
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 1983 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Yes 1993 No
Botswana Yes 1969 No
Brazil Yes 1996 Yes
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria Yes 2012 Yes
Burkina Faso Yes 2012 Yes
Burundi No
Cabo Verde No
Cambodia No
Cameroon No
Canada No
Central African Republic (the) No
Chad Yes 1999 No
Chile Yes 2018 No
China No No
Colombia Yes 2019 No
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) Yes 2023 No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 1977 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Yes 2013 No
Croatia Yes 1992 No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia Yes 2004 Yes
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark Yes 1956 Yes
Djibouti No
Dominica No
Dominican Republic (the) No
Ecuador Yes 1970 No
Egypt No
El Salvador Yes 2015 No
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini Yes 1999 No
Ethiopia No
Fiji Yes 1972 No
Finland Yes 1968 Yes
France Yes 1960 Yes
Gabon No
Gambia (the) Yes 2014 Yes
Georgia Yes 2011 No
Germany Yes 1976 Yes
Ghana No
Greece Yes 1975 No
Grenada No
Guatemala Yes 2000 No
Guinea Yes 1962 No
Guinea-Bissau Yes 2016 Yes
Guyana No
Haiti Yes 2018 Yes
Holy See (the) No No
Honduras Yes 2012 No
Hungary Yes 2001 Yes
Iceland Yes 2021 No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland Yes 1962 Yes
Israel Yes 1958 Yes
Italy Yes 1962 Yes
Jamaica No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya No
Kiribati Yes 1983 Yes
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia Yes 1999 No
Lebanon No
Lesotho Yes 1974 Yes
Liberia Yes 1964 Yes
Libya Yes 1989 Yes
Liechtenstein Yes 2009 No
Lithuania Yes 2000 Yes
Luxembourg Yes 1960 Yes
Madagascar Yes 1962 No
Malawi Yes 2009 No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali Yes 2016 No
Malta Yes 2019 Yes
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius No
Mexico Yes 2000 Yes
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro Yes 2006 No
Morocco No
Mozambique Yes 2014 No
Myanmar No
Namibia No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Yes 1962 Yes
New Zealand No
Nicaragua Yes 2013 Yes
Niger (the) Yes 2014 Yes
Nigeria Yes 2011 Yes
Niue No
North Macedonia Yes 1994 Yes
Norway Yes 1956 No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 2011 No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 2014 No
Peru Yes 2014 No
Philippines (the) Yes 2011 Yes
Poland No
Portugal Yes 2012 No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) Yes 1962 No
Republic of Moldova (the) Yes 2012 Yes
Romania Yes 2006 No
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda Yes 2006 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Yes 1999 No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe Yes 2024 Yes
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal Yes 2005 Yes
Serbia Yes 2001 No
Seychelles No
Sierra Leone Yes 2016 Yes
Singapore No
Slovakia Yes 2000 No
Slovenia Yes 1992 Yes
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No
South Africa No
South Sudan No
Spain Yes 1997 Yes
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname No
Sweden Yes 1965 No
Switzerland Yes 1972 Yes
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo Yes 2021 Yes
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago Yes 1966 No
Tunisia Yes 1969 Yes
Türkiye Yes 2015 Yes
Turkmenistan Yes 2011 No
Tuvalu No
Uganda Yes 1965 No
Ukraine Yes 2013 No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) Yes 1959 Yes
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) No
Uruguay Yes 2004 Yes
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia Yes 1974 No
Zimbabwe Yes 1998 Yes