AHMR African Human Mobilty Review - Volume 8 No 3, SEP-DEC 2022 Figure1: Development challengs and intergenerational cycle of statelessness  Statelessness caused / perpetuated by discrimination and disadvantage Inability to legally enforce right to nationality or documentation Lack of nationality entrenches discrimination and exdusion Denial of human rights, services and benefits of development Source: ISI (2018) at 18 The SDGs emphasise how development benefits the stateless persons through inclusion in the implementation of development priorities, and sustained effort to eliminate structural discrimination and disadvantage. By far, all 17 goals (see Figure 2) are relevant to stateless persons and communities. Invariably, some of the SDGs have a stronger link with statelessness than others. SDG 5 (gender equality), SDG 10 (reducing inequality) and SDG 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) oblige member states and other states to combat structural inequality and discrimination, intrinsic to the root causes of statelessness. Other goals address critical areas where stateless persons seem disadvantaged, toward bringing development programming to stateless persons. These include SDG 1 (combatting poverty), SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (health and well-being), SDG 4 (quality and affordable education), SDG 6 (water and sanitation), and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth), and SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities).44 44 ISI 'All about the SDGs: What statelessness actors need to know' (2018). 66