desire not to be separated from my children, especially since the oldest of
them has reached the age that allows him to move to an orphanage for boys
only.”, Her marriage did not last long after his first wife learned about the
marriage and forced her husband to divorce Umm Ayman.
| Loss of identity papers:
The problem of identity papers is an obstacle for many Syrian families,
as the loss of identity papers during displacement is one of the most common problems that all Syrians face, especially those considered opposition
to the Syrian regime. A report conducted by UNHCR Issued in November
2013 entitled “The Future of Syria - Refugee Children in Crisis’’13 stated that
a disturbing symptom of the crisis is the vast number of babies born in exile without birth certificates which leads to a large number of stateless children, especially with the vast number of obstacles in the hosting countries.
In Lebanon, for example, the Lebanese authorities refuse to grant children
born on their lands official birth certificates, which puts them at risk of losing their nationality, in addition to depriving them of humanitarian, health
and educational aid.
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The problem of losing identity papers is greater in the Northern regions of
Syria out of the Syrian regime’s control. There, parents are forced to make
due with a proof of birth issued by the hospital in which the child was born,
which has no recognition in neighboring countries, because the names of
these hospitals often change or they are destroyed or bombed, therefore
children and mothers are in particular at risk.
| Statelessness cases prior to 2011
The issue of statelessness before the Syrian revolution did not receive
much attention at a social or media level until 2004, when a campaign
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A report of (UNHCR) issued in November 2013 entitled “The future of Syria, the crisis of
refugee children”.2013
HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS
The urgent need to prove identity has prompted many Syrians to search for
solutions that carry risk and financial cost, some resorted to brokers who
would secure these papers without personal appearance with payments
of more than $ 2000. Many times, these papers are forged, while others
decide to return to the regime-held areas despite the risk of being arrested
or assassinated, in order to obtain identification papers for their children.
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