The Syrian Initiative to Combat Statelessness | Child labor : Many stateless children are forced to work at an early age to support their families considering the difficult economic conditions in which they live, which affects the physical and mental development of children and adolescents, depriving them of a sense of security, joy of play and fun, or simply enjoying their childhood. | Extremism : A large number of stateless children, especially those who were the result of the marriage of Syrian women to foreign fighters affiliated with the Islamic State, grow up in an extremist environment that poses them to the challenge of proving that they are only children and not terrorist ticking bombs as most media reports depict them. Due to the fact that most of them live in camps made especially for them, which are not properly served, and they have limited movement inside and outside, they are even more at risk of joining the Islamic State. 26 | Child exploitation : In a report by the “ECPAT” Organization, according to an investigation by The Independent newspaper17, , the negative impact on the economic situation of Syrian refugee families in Turkey has led many families to accept their daughters’ marriage to ease the economic burden on them. “We have heard of cases in which Syrian families sell their daughters in order to marry Turkish men, either formally or informally, and oftentimes they are second wives,” according to Secretary- General Azgy Yaman which will lead to unregistered marriages in the Turkish state and consequently births of stateless children. | Negative effects on stateless youth | Employment : Stateless people may not be able to apply to jobs that are compatible with their abilities and skills because they could not have adequate education for these jobs and do not have identification papers, and therefore are forced to work in jobs that allow them to meet their basic daily needs only, 17 The Independent- Corona pushes Syrian families to marry off minors to Turks for moneyMaya Obenhaim