COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA LIRIJE, 13 Lirije is from a Roma minority in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. She was born at her family home rather than in the hospital and her parents were not able to register her birth. Even though she was entitled to Macedonian nationality by law, she did not have a birth certificate and her parents struggled to save the DNA test required for late birth registration. Without a birth certificate, she was unable to enrol in school. It made her feel ashamed to not have documents and be able to go to school like other children her age. In early 2018, Lirije was finally able to obtain a birth certificate and should now be able to confirm her right to Macedonian nationality. However, many children from the Roma minority still lack documentation or any nationality. ©UNHCR/Roger Arnold 10 M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 11