Testimony by Mr. Asalfo, a musician of Magic System In the Abidjan Declaration, States expressly approve the Conclusions and Recommendation of the Ministerial Conference on Statelessness drafted during the experts segment. This document includes 62 recommendations on prevention and reduction of statelessness, partnership and information-sharing, identification and protection of stateless persons. • • • • • • Among the key recommendations: ECOWAS and UNHCR are expected to develop a model law on citizenship, and on the protection of stateless persons. ECOWAS is requested to engage in monitoring the conformity of the nationality laws with international standards, in collecting data and statistics on statelessness, and in settling nationality issues in the context of border management. ECOWAS is requested to review its protocols and treaties including that relating to community citizenship. ECOWAS is requested to integrate statelessness in its programs of conflict prevention and resolution. States are called upon to grant their nationality to children found on their territory, and adopt flexible mechanisms for the identity and nationality determination of nomads. The recommendations highlight the link between prolonged exile and statelessness and call upon countries of origin, once refugee status has ceased, to confirm the nationality of former refugees on the basis of the information available with countries of asylum.