Registration of birth of undeclared children in Kasai, North and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ©DEPECHE.CD à Kananga/David Saveur MIKOBI In Ukraine, on 24 November, the Law 3897-IX on the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons who participate in the protection of Ukraine came into force. The law allows foreign and stateless individuals who defended Ukraine to obtain temporary residence permits or immigration status, even with expired passports. Family members can also receive temporary residence rights. The law includes provisions for Russian and Belarusian nationals affected by consulate closures, extending deadlines for renouncing prior citizenship and adjusting requirements for Ukrainian naturalization. In Mali, following advocacy by UNHCR and partners, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law on the status of stateless persons on 4 December 2024. The final stage is its examination by the Conseil National de Transition. Action 7: Ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness In Ukraine, in 2024, UNHCR donated 263 laptops, 50 printers, and 79 document scanners to Civil Registry Offices in Eastern, Central, and Western Ukraine. The equipment enables uninterrupted data processing during blackouts and air raid alerts, supports payment for administrative services without additional bank fees, and facilitates digitization of paper archives. This improves access to civil documentation, particularly for IDPs and Roma. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, between July and December, the Interinstitutional technical committee for addressing statelessness, in coordination with provincial authorities, facilitated the birth registration of 17,800 children in Kasai, North, and South Kivu provinces. These children, including those from host communities, IDPs, and refugee populations, were registered through a judgment procedure. In the Republic of Congo, from October to December, UNHCR supported mobile courts in six departments—Likouala, Sangha, Plateaux, Kouilou, Niari, and Bouenza. These mobile courts operated in remote areas, enabling 17,108 individuals, including children, adults, and the elderly, to obtain birth certificates through a judgment procedure. The registration process is ongoing. In Mozambique, between September and December, UNHCR collaborated with the Catholic University of Mozambique, the Provincial services of justice and labour, the Provincial services of civil identification, and Helpcode to issue birth certificates and identity documents to 3,280 IDPs in Nampula province and Mossuril district, and 9,515 individuals, including IDPs, returnees, and host community members in Cabo Delgado province. Awareness-raising activities on legal issues and civil documentation were also conducted. UNHCR > The Campaign to End Statelessness | October – December 2024 Update 3