civil records, called stateless, and their numbers reached 171,300 individuals until 2011, according to the Syrian Citizenship Disappeared report. Despite the issuance of Legislative Decree No. 49 of 201116 , which provides for the granting of Syrian nationality to those registered in the al-Hasakah foreigners registry, thousands of Kurds are still deprived of nationality even after submitting their files to the responsible authorities. Negative effects of statelessness on children and youth The negative effects that stem from statelessness, which accompany affected persons from birth to death, also affect the psychological and social status of the mother and the entire family. This impact varies according to the different cases of statelessness and the promptness to find appropriate solutions. | Negative effects of statelessness on children: | Education : 25 Most schools prevent the registration of stateless children due to the lack of official documents proving their lineage and nationality, while others agree to register them on the condition that they do not enter final exams. This means that they are deprived of obtaining official certificates for primary education, which in turn will affect their pursuit of all educational stages, even higher education. | Health : 16 Legislative Decree No:93 HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS Many medical centers, especially the official ones located in the countries where Syrians refugees are residing, prevent stateless children from receiving the required treatment or even obtaining official vaccinations, which forces families to pay exorbitant fees in exchange for appropriate health services that are difficult to secure, in the light of deteriorating economic conditions that they live in.