A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 Questions Answers Do you think it is easy or difficult for people to get a nationality certificate? Why? In this area, which specific groups of people or communities encounter challenges when applying for nationality certificates? Why? Is it important for people in the area where you work to obtain nationality certificates? Why is it important? How does lack of nationality affect the way they make money? How does it affect their livelihood? Do you know of any case in which a deserted infant of unknown parents was first found in South Sudan and was granted a South Sudanese nationality certificate? Please explain. What are the major challenges you face while working in this area? Is it easy or difficult to interact with community members here? What about with government authorities? What do you think UNHCR should do more to enhance its work on statelessness in SSD? From UNHCR’s perspective, please explain why birth registration is important in preventing or reducing statelessness? What does UNHCR do to promote birth registration? Are you aware of any other past interventions by any institution or organization aimed at promoting birth registration in this area? In what way did they promote birth registration? In general, do you think people’s economic status plays a significant role in obtaining a nationality certificate? Who do you think in this community are mostly affected by this? What should be done to help them? On promoting universal birth registration as one of actions towards ending statelessness, which other players should UNHCR collaborate with and why? SECTION 3: Existing support to stateless or persons at risk of statelessness SPECIFY INDICATORS ADDRESSED, AS PER ToR OR OTHER RELEVANT PROJECT DOCUMENTS: - Awareness raising and Information sharing platforms - Mechanisms for identification and referral of persons at risk of statelessness and stateless persons - Support for issuance of nationality documentation to vulnerable individuals or groups Questions Answers Do you feel the community members here know enough about procedures for acquiring nationality certificate as well as its importance? What are the reasons for your answer? How do they get information about the procedures and importance of nationality certificates? [Probe: radio, TV, community leaders, friends etc.] Are you aware of any other past interventions by any institution or organization aimed at promoting issuance of nationality certificates? In what way did they promote issuance of nationality certificates? UNHCR supports DNPI to identify persons who are at risk of becoming stateless, and issue them identity documents. Please explain to me the different stages for the implementation of this component? 59