MAPPING OF THE POPULATION AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN ALBANIA cluding birth registration, are universally accessible by simplifying complex procedures and eliminating barriers related to cost, time, distance and bureaucracy. Inter-Ministerial cooperation The cooperation between Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State Ministry of Diaspora are key to address bureaucratic challenges related to recognition of Albanian citizenship of children born to Albanian nationals abroad. In addition, Ministry of Interior should work closely with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Ministry of Education to enhance identification of those at risk at the local and national levels. International cooperation and consulate services The Albanian Government should strengthen international cooperation with other States, and in particular with Greece, to ensure birth registration for Albanian nationals whose children are born abroad. Simplified procedures for data correction and unification of the act of birth and/or birth certificates is needed. Tackling prejudice and discrimination. The Albanian Government should actively address structural discrimination against Roma and Egyptian communities, including prejudicial attitudes and negative stereotypes, to ensure access to documentation, enjoyment their right to a nationality and all other human rights. Access to justice. The Albanian Government should make available effective remedies for all those seeking to resolve their documentation status, including high-quality, state-funded legal aid (that does not require the very documentation they have been denied, in order to access it), the removal of barriers such as court fees or fees for DNA testing, judicial oversight, and robust complaints and compensation mechanisms. Statelessness determination procedure In particular, Albania should introduce a procedure in law to identify and protect stateless persons in line with the 1954 Convention and UNHCR Guidelines. Furthermore, once a stateless determination procedure is in place, persons recognized as stateless shall be guaranteed a real and effective access to rights and services. For those entitled to Albanian citizenship, confirmation of nationality should remain the preferred solution. Stronger cooperation and collaboration between public institutions and CSOs. The Government of Albania and civil society organizations working on prevention of statelessness should strengthen their cooperation and work together to promote sustainable solutions. 10 UNHCR - TLAS / May 2018