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:    92 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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