Der er intet at fejre på 50-årsdagen for vedtagelsen af FN konventionen om statsløshed. Det slog Adrian Edwards, talsperson for FNs Flygtninge Højkommissariat, UNHCR, fast i Geneve tirsdag.
“Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. But with so few states party to this treaty – just 38 of the UN’s 193 member states – there is little cause for celebration,” said Edwards.
“Millions of people around the world continue to suffer the consequences of not having a nationality. And in an age of increasing labour mobility, for many people, children in particular, the risks of losing one’s nationality are growing”, noted he, adding:
“5 days ago UNHCR launched a global campaign to combat statelessness. We expect that a number of States will either accede to the 2 Statelessness conventions this year or pledge to do so at a ministerial-level meeting of UN member states being held in Geneva in December.”
The 2 conventions are the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
“Nonetheless we are today repeating our call to governments, advocates, media, and individuals for a redoubling of efforts so that more states sign on to the statelessness conventions, reform nationality laws, and resolve the problem. Everyone should have a nationality: It is a fundamental right.”
Danmark er et af de 38 lande, der har ratificeret konventionen.
