. Identification re ention and reduction o state essness Among others, the Zagreb Declaration recommends that the participating countries amend legislation to facilitate birth and subsequent registration; waive fees for the issuance of documentation; establish national co-ordination mechanisms; strengthen co-operation between the various stakeholders at all levels; actively involve Roma and other minority groups through the entire process; and enhance bilateral co-operation to facilitate the exchange of information of undocumented people and the recognition of documents. Two years later, a stock-taking exercise co-chaired by the European Commission, HCNM and UNHCR was conducted. While much progress had been made, the Co-Chairs specifically recommended in their Conclusions that States “exempt socially vulnerable individuals from fees for civil registration and documentation, as well as for residence registration and provide them with free legal aid when needed” 85, fundamental mechanisms to facilitate civil registration (for more details see Chapter VI – Joint collaboration of HCNM, UNHCR, and the European Commission: The Zagreb Declaration on the Provision of Civil Status and Registration in South-Eastern Europe). The ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues has also continuously emphasized the importance of civil registration, in particular for Roma and related groups, and has organized numerous activities on this topic. The following good practice example illustrates such endeavours. Good practice: Identifying obstacles for Roma in obtaining civil registration and identification documents in Ukraine In 2014, in its “Situation Assessment Report on Roma in Ukraine and the Impact of the Current Crisis”, the OSCE/ODIHR recognized the lack of identification and civil registration documents – such as birth certificates or passports – as one of the key challenges Roma continue to face in Ukraine. The national “Strategy on the Protection and Integration of the Roma National Minority into Ukrainian Society up to 2020”, approved by the Ukrainian government in April 2013, and the subsequent “National Action Plan on Implementation of the Strategy” both recognize that a significant 59