COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY WHAT IS A A MINORITY? Article 1 of the United National Declaration on Minorities refers to minority status as based on national or ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic identity. The existence of a minority must include objective factors (existence of a shared ethnicity, language and religion) and subjective factors (that individuals identify as members of a minority). However, there is no internationally agreed definition. Yasin, 10 Myanmar Pg. 8 4 Roma EUROPE Kurds SYRIA Haitians of Dominican Descent DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Hill Tribes THAILAND The Makonde KENYA While the United National Declaration on Minorities is devoted to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, it is also important to combat multiple discrimination and to address situations where a person belonging to such a minority is also discriminated against on other grounds such as gender, disability or sexual orientation. Lirije, 13 The former Yugoslav Replublic of Macedonia Rohingya MYANMAR SOME MINORITY GROUPS CURRENTLY & FORMERLY AFFECTED BY STATELESSNESS Joe, 13 Dominican Republic Pg. 12 Christina, 18, Italy Tina, 22 Kenya Artee, 20 Thailand Pg. 14 Pg. 18 Pg. 20 Pg. 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 5