05 February 2026

Thematic Focus: Statelessness & Nationality

Opportunity:

Webinar: 2026 State of Play Assessment on Statelessness in Europe, 25 February 2026 [info]

Short pieces:

Beyond Residual Functions: The IRMCT, the ‘Stateless Eight’, and the Human Rights Obligations of Security Council Subsidiaries (EJIL: Talk Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

From invisible to registered: supporting civil registration and legal documentation for Roma and Egyptians in Montenegro (COE, Jan. 2026) [text]

Stateless in Paradise (The Asylumist Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Working together with stateless communities for change: developing guidelines for meaningful, collaborative advocacy on statelessness (ENS Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

2025 Year in Review (Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion, Jan. 2026) [text]

Birth Registration for Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [access]
- Available in English and French.

"Birthright Citizenship, Denaturalization, and the Specter of Statelessness," UCLA Law Review Discourse, vol. 73 (2026) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

Citizenship Denied: From Dred Scott to Deportation, TMI Social Science Review, no. 22 (Thurgood Marshall Institute, April 2025; posted Jan. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Navigating citizenship in Moldova: Legal changes and rights-based implications (Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan. 2026) [text]

"Questioning the eradication framing of global statelessness work: IBelong and beyond," Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Statelessness in Denmark: 10 Facts with Recommendations from UNHCR (UNHCR, Jan. 2026) [text]

Multimedia:

Knowledge Webinar Series (Global Alliance to End Statelessness) [access]
- Follow link for recordings of past sessions. 

Sites of Statelessness: Laws, Cities, Seas, 20 Jan. 2026 [access]
- Book discussion.

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