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Furthermore, the Executive Committee,
(d) Encourages States to make accessible civil registration, in particular
through
i.
adopting simplified administrative procedures and, where appropriate, integrating civil registration with other public services including
those relating to childbirth, maternal-infant care, immunization and
education;
ii. carrying out regular awareness campaigns or community outreach activities;
iii. putting in place measures, as appropriate, to ensure that rural or remote locations are reached, such as through, for example, mobile registration units;
iv. considering free birth and death registration in accordance with national laws and regulations; in particular facilitating late registration
and the waiving of late registration fees and penalties;
v.
supporting the recording of medically certified cause of death, as appropriate;
(e) Encourages States to request technical and other assistance, if required,
from other States, UNHCR and other United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, as well as civil society and regional organizations.83.
Upon request, UNHCR and OSCE Institutions can assist participating States with technical and other assistance in enhancing access to civil
registration and documentation. One such example is joint work between
UNHCR, the HCNM, and the European Commission to support governments in South Eastern Europe in tackling the long-term problem of undocumented persons and causes of statelessness in the region. A Conference
on the Provision of Civil Status Documentation and Registration in SouthEastern Europe (Zagreb, 26-27 October 2011) resulted in the adoption of
the Zagreb Declaration by Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and their
agreement to “remove all obstacles to the documentation and registration
needs, particularly of vulnerable persons” 84 through a variety of means.
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