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A Forum Built Around Statelessness

Statelessness Awareness Forum (Europe), known as SAF(E), creates a dedicated space for exchange and collaboration on statelessness, centring lived experience in the conversation alongside legal, academic, policy, and humanitarian expertise.

Stateless-Led

Created and led by Apatride Network, with partners

Recurring

Hosted annually across different locations in the European Union

Cross-Sector

Academia · NGOs · UN · RLOs/SLOs · Lawyers  · Others

SAF(E) 2027

Prague, Czech Republic
19-21 March 2027

Fragility of Belonging: Bridging the Gaps

The fourth edition of the popular statelessness forum is themed on how state fragility and shortcomings in governance lead to unpredictable, persistent, and widespread gaps in security, stability, protection, and belonging, including mass statelessness. The event aims to examine these gaps and chart a course of action to address them, centering ground-level expertise.

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SAF(E) immerses participants in learning about statelessness from different perspectives, placing special emphasis on expertise of those have direct experience of statelessness. The forum closely engages participants with leading experts on statelessness, using a diverse range of formats, including lectures, workshops, panel discussions, informal learning, and networking. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their level of prior knowledge of the topic. SAF(E) is designed to gradually expand the narrow circle of experts on statelessness and to help raise awareness of the overlooked yet dire and widespread human rights issue. 

Read SAF(E) 2027 Concept Note

What Happens at SAF(E)?

INTRODUCTION TO STATELESSNESS

Essential knowledge directly from experts who have first-hand experience of the subject

TALKS, PANELS, AND PRESENTATIONS

Emerging issues, policy developments, and overlooked dimensions of statelessness

WORKSHOPS AND IMMERSIVE ENGAGEMENT

Smaller participatory sessions focused on practical knowledge, analysis, and problem solving

NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION

Connecting organisations, students, practicioners, and affected people across borders

The SAF(E) Journey

2024

First Edition

Alicante, Spain

2025

Second Edition

Budapest, Hungary

2026

Third Edition

Sliema, Malta

NEXT EDITION

19-21 March, 2027

Fourth Edition

Prague, Czech Republic

Reflections from SAF(E) Participants:

SAF(E) was an incredible opportunity to think critically about issues of statelessness. I am very grateful to have collaborated in discussions and activities with a diverse group of professionals, activists, and academics, who inspired me to integrate the important considerations and challenges of statelessness in my humanitarian work.
Jon GillSAF(E) 2026

SAF(E) 2024 was a rare space where statelessness was not just discussed but felt — through the voices of those who live it. Meeting people with direct experience of statelessness reshaped how I understand both the issue and my own work. It was, without doubt, one of the most meaningful professional experiences I have had.
Yeşim MutluSAF(E) 2024
As a Doctoral researcher working on statelessness, SAF(E) has been a great occasion to learn from experts and share knowledge with those new in the field. Discussions with individuals with lived experience of statelessness have been an invaluable opportunity to reflect on how to make my research more meaningful.
Angelica Conti SAF(E) 2025
SAF(E) brought a human perspective to statelessness and helped me better understand the challenges people face when they are not recognized as citizens of any country. It reinforced the importance of nationality, not only as a legal status but as a pathway to rights, protection, and belonging.
Sára SívkováSAF(E) 2025
The Statelessness Awareness Forum (Europe) has stayed with me since I first attended in 2024, and each return has deepened that feeling. What has been most powerful is listening to people with lived experience of statelessness. Their voices remind us that behind the policies, research, and numbers are people and stories, whose experiences should guide change.
Ivana SpirovskaSAF(E) 2024/2025
Joining the Forum on its second year I felt that here’s my spot. It’s all about the people - the ones behind the project, those that are coming forward and talk about their journey in life and those who have come to learn and then return to their life having different perspectives. Three words: Wholeness, Professionalism, Impact
Mykyta MishchenkoSAF(E) 2025/2026
SAF(E) was a truly eye-opening experience for me. Before taking part, I knew very little about statelessness and had never fully understood how the absence of nationality or documents can turn even the simplest everyday procedures into major challenges. Hearing directly from people with lived experience changed my way of thinking and made the issue feel real, urgent, and deeply human to me. I truly believe that participating in SAF(E) changes your perspective on the world and humanity itself.
Ignacio MilmanSAF(E) 2024

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