On 24 September 2021, the Council of Europe, through the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are organising an International Conference on Statelessness and the right to a nationality in Europe: progress, challenges and opportunities. The aim of the conference is to provide an opportunity for member states, national authorities with specific expertise, international organisation, civil society representatives and stateless individuals to exchange views on how to maximize their role and successfully contribute to ending statelessness in Europe and guarantee the provision of fundamental rights set out in relevant international and regional treaties. Prior to the conference, member States’ experts, judges, civil society organisations, academics and stateless individuals will hold a technical meeting on 23 September to exchange information, experiences and views and prepare concrete technical recommendations on how statelessness could be addressed in Europe.
Newsletter July August 2021
Mandate
The Division on Migration and Refugees (DMR) was created at the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DG1) on 1 February 2025 to follow-up on the action by the former Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees. Its mandate includes suggesting assistance and support to member states, particularly through the Network of Focal Points on Migration, seeking, collecting and analysing information on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees, as well as complementing and co-ordinating activities of other relevant Council of Europe bodies and our action with other international partners, notably the UNHCR, IOM, EU, and its specialised agencies, and other national, regional and international stakeholders, including civil society organisations. The DMR represents the Council of Europe in the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Selection Committee, as well as in the Consultative Forums of Frontex and of EUAA.