CHAPTER I CHAPTER IV If a child is born in Kazakhstan to parents who are stateless, birth registration allows the child to acquire Kazakhstani citizenship automatically, thereby preventing the risk of statelessness. Furthermore, birth registration provides the child with a legal identity from an early age, which is essential for accessing citizenship or identity documents and rights related to citizenship in the future. CHAPTER III The birth of children who have been abandoned can be registered by an appropriate government authority or healthcare organization, and the application should be made within seven days of the child being found or abandoned. The application should be supported by a statement about the circumstances, including the time and place the child was found, and a record completed by a healthcare professional confirming the age, gender and other information about the child.153 CHAPTER II The birth registry contains the child’s name and surname, the child’s patronymic (if relevant — this is a name derived through the father’s name) and the parents’ nationality(ies). The medical birth certificate contains information about the mother and child, including the name, date of birth and gender of the child and issue date of the certificate. CHAPTER V The impact of good practices in birth registration Population overview RECOMMENDATIONS Since North Macedonia gained independence in 1991, various interconnected factors have resulted in statelessness, including the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, contradictions between laws and lack of access to birth registration, particularly in already marginalized communities. CHAPTER VII North Macedonia CHAPTER VI During the #IBelong Campaign (2014 to 2024), more than 4,000 people in Kazakhstan were assisted by UNHCR and partners to obtain proof of or acquire a nationality. Data from 2014-2019 showed that more than 1,500 people had been assisted to confirm or acquire nationality, ten per cent of whom were children whose births had previously not been registered because their parents were not documented.154 153 Statelessness in Kazakhstan: Analysis of National Legislation (3rd ed.), UNHCR, May 2023, p. 22. 154 UNHCR, Kazakhstan amends laws to ensure universal birth registration and prevent childhood statelessness. ANNEXES 59