A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 · · Recommendations to UNHCR: · · · Advocate for the accession of South Sudan to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness as per the commitments adopted by South Sudan in the 2017 ICGLR Declaration and Regional Action Plan on the eradication of statelessness; Raise awareness on the concept of statelessness, consequences, causes and risk-factors at the DNPI, and advocate for non-discriminatory practices for access to nationality in line with Article 14 of the 2011 Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan; Support the development of capacity within the DNPI to effectively train its own staff by jointly developing and implementing a thorough training curriculum; © UNHCR / Emil Sahakyan · procedure, and propose flexible alternatives to facilitate displaced persons’ applications for nationality certificates; In cooperation with CSOs and religious institutions, organise mass information campaigns in multiple languages on the importance of nationality documentation and the application procedures for the issuance of nationality certificates, through a variety of channels including radio, theatre, television, posters, and traditional community and religious structures, ensuring that rural areas are reached by the campaign; Schedule visits of mobile teams to remote locations throughout South Sudan to process applications for nationality certificates, preceded by appropriate aforementioned awareness raising sessions; Investigate the potential for a restructuring of the DNPI to move away from a centralised structure, facilitating the issuance of nationality certificates at the state level. A group of South Sudanese at registration counter of DNPI Office in Juba. 8