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 9

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