This was due to the small number of States that had acceded to the 1961 Convention, the Office's preoccupation with refugees and its limited role with regard to statelessness.
造成这一状况的原因是，加入1961年《公约》的国家数目较少；难民署把主要精力放在了难民身上；难民署在无国籍问题上发挥的作用有限。