Addressing Statelessness in the UK's Evolving Migration & Asylum Landscape.
Join us for an event examining statelessness and its impact on the UK's refugee and migrant populations.
The European Network on Statelessness (ENS), alongside its UK NGO and community members will present and discuss potential solutions to this global issue within the UK context. Key topics include coordinating advocacy efforts that prioritise the perspectives of affected communities, addressing statelessness amidst evolving UK migration and asylum realities, ensuring every child's right to a nationality, the unique challenges faced by stateless communities like Palestinians, Kurds, Bidoons, and Rohingya, and the mental health impacts of statelessness.
Although organisations in the migration and asylum sector engage with stateless individuals, statelessness frequently remains an overlooked issue. Properly identifying and addressing statelessness among migrant and refugee populations is crucial to prevent discrimination and human rights violations, as well as to avoid children in the UK growing up without a nationality.
Discussions will focus on how funders can support integrated approaches that bring together diverse stakeholders to address statelessness and empower affected communities.
Speakers:
- Hazel Williams – Head of the Justice Together Initiative Justice Collaborations (moderator)
- Chris Nash – Director, European Network on Statelessness
- Sirazul Islam – Community Engagement Coordinator, European Network on Statelessness
- Nasser Al-Anezy – Director, Kuwaiti Community Association
- Alison Pickup – Executive Director, Asylum Aid
- Francesca Brady - Clinical Psychologist, UCL and Helen Bamber
- Layan Choufani – Advocacy and Policy Officer, European Network on Statelessness
Date: 23 May 2024
Time: 10am -12pm
Convenors: Hazel Williams and Marc Francis
This event will take place in-person and online.
Location
Trust for London
Fourth Floor, 4 Chiswell Street
London
EC1Y 4UP
Nearest underground stations Moorgate and Liverpool street. Moorgate and Liverpool Street Underground & City Thameslink Stations are the closest stations providing wheelchair access. Access from Liverpool Street is restricted to eastbound services only.
NB In-person registration is limited to 15.
A Zoom link will be sent 48 hours before.
If you would like to discuss access requirements, please contact [email protected].