The distribution of identity documents to undocumented Roma and Egyptian communities in Montenegro is continuing, with appropriate
COVID-19 prevention measures in place. © UNHCR/Milos Vujovic
this problem in Montenegro is relatively small, they
are the last group of persons born in the country
who were without any birth registration procedure.
To date the new practice has been implemented in
five municipalities, with nation-wide implementation
expected by the end of 2021.
made by the Government of Namibia at the 2019
High-Level Segment on Statelessness.
With regard to Action 10, on 2 November, UNHCR
and UNFPA organized a webinar in Uzbekistan for
the State Committee on Statistics to support the rollout of the national population census in Uzbekistan
- the first one in over 30 years. UNHCR provided
expertise on mapping of stateless populations
through censuses and stressed the need for
accurate quantitative data on such persons.
Also in line with Action 8, in South Sudan, UNHCR
and the Directorate for Civil Registry, Nationality,
Passports and Immigration facilitated applications
for nationality certificates for 1,300 individuals in
Bor, Bazia Al-Jaded and Khor Mudir. The projects
specifically targeted individuals who could not afford
to acquire certificates on their own.
Further on Action 10, from 16 to 19 November, the
National Statelessness Taskforce of Rwanda, with
support from UNHCR, carried out a pilot survey
for data collection on stateless persons and those
with undetermined nationality in Bugesera and
Rwamagana districts. The pilot helped refine the
methodology and data collection tools.
On Action 9, Accede to the UN Statelessness
Conventions, on 5 August, the Government of
the Republic of the Congo authorized accession
to the two UN Statelessness Conventions. The
Government has yet to formally deposit its instruments
of accession.
In line with Action 10, on 9 December, UNHCR in the
Czech Republic published the statelessness study
‘Faces of Statelessness in the Czech Republic’. The
study is based on in-depth interviews with stateless
persons and desk research on the domestic
legal framework. Prior to its publication the study
was shared with the relevant ministries and the
Ombudsman’s office.
In line with Action 10, Improve quantitative and
qualitative data on stateless populations, in
October, the Government of Namibia commissioned
a study on stateless persons and those at risk of
statelessness which is to be carried out in all regions
in Namibia. This initiative builds on the pledges
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