The Syrian Initiative to Combat Statelessness Some of the cases mentioned in the responses were: - Registering the child under the mother’s brother name after the disappearance of her fighter husband (name unknown). - Registering the child under the name of the first wife, because polygamy is illegal in Turkey. - Registering the child under the name of the grandmother (a refugee in France), after the husband’s death and the marriage not legally registered. - Registration of children under relatives’ names from the father’s side (Kurds who have nationality). | Procedures followed dealing with statelessness: Only 8 organizations reported that they dealt with statelessness, and the classifications of statelessness that they dealt with are as follows: - Three cases, the father is a foreign fighter. - Two cases, the father is a foreigner (not a fighter). - Two cases result of rape in detention. - One case result of rape. 48 In addition to several different cases, that included: - Loss of identity papers during the displacement, and the inability to obtain new papers from official departments in Syrian regime-controlled areas. - Absence of civil registry centers at birth. - Finding newborns without parents or any other identification papers. - Kurdish children deprived of their nationality. - Inability to register marriage, therefore the inability to obtain children’s identification papers. - Marriage of minor girls, and the inability to register marriage according to the laws of the countries where they reside. By asking the participating organizations about the procedures followed in dealing with cases of children who do not have the identification papers that enable them to receive relief aid or to register in educational or health centers, only 4 out of 21 organizations have adopted simple procedures to address the problem of these children, as following: - Provide psychological support and legal counseling. - Attempt to register the child in coordination with the local council or civil registry center, if available. - Support the mother register the child under the name of one of her