STATELESSNESS AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
reforms that provide access to citizenship for those with access to no other citizenship, even if they
are not members of one of the ethnic communities listed in the constitution.
Permit periods of time resident in Uganda as a child, student or refugee to count towards the legal
residence required to register or naturalise as a citizen.
Permit dual citizenship for children.
The role of international partners
The different UN agencies and other international partners of East African states, including UNHCR, UNICEF,
UNDP, UNFPA and the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region should strengthen coordination
and collaboration around the right to a nationality both at international and East African levels and among
national offices, in particular by:
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Ensuring that different interventions to address lack of documentation are coordinated both with
governments and with each other, based on gaps identified through a common baseline assessment
and analysis, in particular of qualitative data.
Adopting regulations or guidelines on statelessness and nationality law as it interacts with other
relevant systems, including border management, identity documentation and birth registration.
Supporting the implementation of the recommendations in this report.
UNHCR / September 2018
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