21 • Promote capacity-building and awareness-raising initiatives for public institutions and judicial bodies on the rights and protections of stateless persons. UNHCR and other International Organisations • Continue providing technical assistance and advisory support to central institutions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of statelessness determination procedures and related legislative reforms. • Support the alignment of domestic laws with the 1954 and 1961 Statelessness Conventions, in line with its mandate, and ensure the application of safeguards and relevant procedures to prevent and reduce statelessness. • Assist with improving identification, data collection, and research on populations affected by statelessness, particularly among marginalised groups such as Roma communities. • Facilitate training for public officials, local authorities, and civil society on international standards concerning statelessness and birth registration. • Strengthen coordination mechanisms between public authorities, civil society, affected communities, and other stakeholders to foster comprehensive, cross-border responses to statelessness. Civil Society • Continue raising awareness and advocating for legal and policy reforms addressing statelessness at Beneficiary and regional levels, including by facilitating platforms for those with lived experience and representatives of affected communities to shape and influence solutions. • Continue providing legal assistance, strategic litigation, and community outreach to identify and support stateless people, particularly among Roma communities. • Enhance coordination and information-sharing among organisations working on statelessness, Roma inclusion, and related social rights to improve impact and service delivery. • Participate actively in Beneficiary-level consultations, monitoring mechanisms, and policy dialogues to ensure the inclusion of Roma and stateless people’s voices and perspectives. • Conduct research, data gathering, and mapping studies to inform evidence-based advocacy and programmatic interventions. • Fundraise and engage donors on issues relating to statelessness and legal identity. Donors • Continue UNHCR’s vital engagement in the Western Balkans, both directly and through resourcing and supporting civil society implementing partners given their significant role and impact to date in addressing statelessness in the region • Leverage engagement in global initiatives such as the Global Alliance to End Statelessness and its Solution Seekers Programme to mobilise resources and political will. • Encourage multi-stakeholder partnerships between public authorities, civil society, and international organisations to maximise resource efficiency and programme impact. • Prioritise and increase funding for projects addressing statelessness in the Western Balkans, focusing on legal assistance, capacity-building, community engagement, and law and policy reform, particularly considering recent funding cuts to such work. • Support regional initiatives that promote cooperation, knowledge exchange, and harmonisation of approaches to statelessness prevention and reduction. • Facilitate sustainable, long-term investment in statelessness-related projects, ensuring continuity despite shifts in political or funding priorities.