neglecting their aspirations and dreams. | Movement restrictions : Stateless youth cannot move freely because they do not have identity papers to help them move between governorates or outside Syria, which may expose them to arrest or deportation. | Marriage and childbearing : Stateless persons are unable to register their marriage with the competent government agencies, because they do not have personal files within the civil records, which leads to the statelessness of their children. In addition to the previously mentioned, there is also the denial for stateless persons to own property, benefit from banking services and all political rights, and the negative effects that the problem of statelessness has on the mental health of young people and children, as a result of their exposure to discrimination and racism throughout their entire life. 27 The effect of COVID-19 on stateless people Millions around the world have been affected in one way or another by the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and the problem in particular falls on stateless persons, according to a UNHCR report issued in May 2020 entitled “The impact of the COVID-19 virus on stateless persons”18.The report stated that this particular group is vulnerable to the spread of the COVID-19 virus in several ways, including: 18 Refworld- The I mpact of COVID-19 on Stateless Populations: Policy Recommendations and Good Practices HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS 1- Stateless persons may have underlying health conditions and live-in conditions that put them at risk of infection. 2- They may not have equal access to infection screening tests as citizens or foreign nationals legally residing in the country. 3- They may fear testing or treatment due to their legal status, which could put them at risk of arrest or deportation. 4- Difficulty in accessing personal protection information, as most of the stateless persons live in poor social and economic conditions, which makes prohibits them from accessing the appropriate information to protect them from infection.