Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

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Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

states parties   states that have signed, but not ratified   states that have not signed
Signed	30 August 1961
Location	New York City
Effective	13 December 1975
Condition	6 ratifications
Signatories	3
Parties	78
Depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations
Languages	Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish

The Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness is a 1961 United Nations multilateral treaty whereby sovereign states agree to reduce the incidence of statelessness. The Convention was originally intended as a Protocol to the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, while the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons was adopted to cover stateless persons who are not refugees and therefore not within the scope of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.^[1]