The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights

Join us July 11 at 1PM EDT/5PM GMT for the event "Gender Equality in Law" (online/in-person for HLPF participants). Further event details & registration here: bit.ly/4eMJE8y This impressive group of civil society, government, and UN speakers will discuss why it is essential to end gender discrimination in law to achieve sustainable development. United Stateless Co-founder Danah Abdulaziz Aracena will discuss the harm caused by denying women the equal rights to confer their nationality, including her experience being denied her mother's citizenship due to gender discrimination in nationality laws. #HLPF #SDG16

📢 #CEDAW Update! During the CEDAW review for #Kuwait in May 2024, the CEDAW Committee issued powerful recommendations on upholding gender equality in Kuwaiti nationality laws and addressing statelessness among the Bidoon community. We urge the Government of Kuwait to uphold women’s right to confer citizenship on an equal basis with men and the rights of stateless individuals in Kuwait. Full concluding observations can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gTPa6niX #EqualNationalityRights #GenderEquality #CEDAW #CEDAW2024

📸 Highlights from our virtual advocacy meeting yesterday! 🌐 Our partners from @Youth Sustainable Development Centre leading the campaign for #GenderEqualNationalityLaws in #Eswatini presented their incredible work. We are thrilled to kick off a series of advocacy meetings where coalition members, affected persons, and allies can learn from each other about the different campaigns in partner countries advocating for gender equality in nationality laws. Stay tuned as we share more about the inspiring efforts and impactful work being done in Eswatini through our #GCENRCoalitionMemberSpotlight Initiative.

Bina Ramanand from Family Frontiers urged the Malaysian Government to amend laws to ensure gender equality in citizenship rights, retroactively at the #CEDAW Review of Malaysia in May 2024. Bina also highlighted the need to halt proposed citizenship amendments that could be regressive and exacerbate statelessness. Watch her powerful oral intervention and join us in advocating for equal nationality rights and an end to statelessness in Malaysia. #CEDAW2024 #EqualNationalityRights #GenderEquality Nationality for All | Family Frontiers

Malaysia was up for its CEDAW review last month. The CEDAW Committee has provided Malaysia with powerful and comprehensive recommendations to uphold gender equality in nationality laws and address statelessness. These key recommendations include: 1. Amending the Federal Constitution to grant women equal nationality rights as men. 2. Withdrawing constitutional amendments that could exacerbate statelessness. 3. Fulfilling the Government’s pledge to resolve pending 14,000 citizenship applications. 4. Acceding to the two convention on statelessness. These recommendations are a crucial step towards promoting gender equality and reducing statelessness in Malaysia. We urge the Government to take swift action to implement the recommendations. You can find the full concluding observations here: https://lnkd.in/gY-NehvX #CEDAW2024 #GenderEquality #EndStatelessness #Malaysia #HumanRights #EqualNationalityRights Nationality for All | Family Frontiers

Malaysia was up for its CEDAW review last month. The CEDAW Committee has provided Malaysia with powerful and comprehensive recommendations to uphold gender equality in nationality laws and address statelessness. These key recommendations include: 1. Amending the Federal Constitution to grant women equal nationality rights as men. 2. Withdrawing constitutional amendments that could exacerbate statelessness. 3. Fulfilling the Government’s pledge to resolve pending 14,000 citizenship applications. 4. Acceding to the two convention on statelessness. These recommendations are a crucial step towards promoting gender equality and reducing statelessness in Malaysia. We urge the Government to take swift action to implement the recommendations. You can find the full concluding observations here: https://lnkd.in/gY-NehvX #CEDAW2024 #GenderEquality #EndStatelessness #Malaysia #HumanRights #EqualNationalityRights Nationality for All | Family Frontiers

Join us tomorrow for the event "Ending Statelessness & Upholding Equal Nationality Rights," at the UN Civil Society Conference. Speakers include leaders from civil society in Bahamas, Bahrain, Kenya, Malaysia & Nepal & UN Refugee Agency. Register here: https://lnkd.in/exXphMwG #UNCSC2024

Gender-equal nationality laws are essential to women’s equal citizenship and sustainable development. Building equitable societies that embrace equal nationality rights for women and men benefits all of us. Watch our new video 👇 https://lnkd.in/ejDKEXMu UN Women UNICEF Middle East and North Africa UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR GCC مفوضية اللاجئين في دول الخليج

قوانين الجنسية المتساوية بين الجنسين ضرورية لتحقيق المواطنة المتساوية للمرأة والتنمية المستدامة بناء مجتمعات مستدامة وعادلة تتبنى حقوق الجنسية المتساوية هو من مصلحة الجميع 👇 شاهدوا الفيديو الجديد UN Women UNICEF Middle East and North Africa UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR GCC مفوضية اللاجئين في دول الخليج https://lnkd.in/eP-mr_6J

“Gender discrimination in nationality laws undermines women’s equal citizenship and sustainable development. In twenty-four countries women are denied the right to pass their nationality to their own child on an equal basis with men. In over forty countries women are denied the equal right to pass their nationality to a noncitizen spouse. Those impacted by gender discrimination in nationality laws often face obstacles in accessing education, healthcare, employment, property rights, inheritance, and freedom of movement. They may even be rendered stateless. These discriminatory nationality laws are holding countries back and contributing to poverty.” Check out the below video by The Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights and join the effort to end gender discrimination in nationality laws once and for all! https://lnkd.in/dFTfb8Fh