RECOMMENDATIONS A. General recommendations related to Roma access to personal documents The Ukrainian authorities should reiterate their commitments and the political will at all levels (central, regional and local) to take a more active approach towards the problem of the lack of personal documents among Roma by: (a) amending the Strategy for the Protection and Integration of the Roma National Minority into Ukrainian Society by 2020 with clear benchmarks, measures and activities necessary for the improvement of Roma access to personal documents in Ukraine; (b) setting up a strong, effective mechanism for implementation of the Strategy and the coordination of the activities aimed at solving the remaining challenges related to Roma access to personal documents; (c) working more actively with the representatives of civil society and Roma activists to find systemic solutions for effective measures and activities aimed at solving remaining challenges Roma face in accessing their personal documents; (d) working more actively with international organizations and the international donor community to find systemic solutions for implementing effective measures and activities aimed at solving the remaining challenges Roma face in accessing their personal documents; (e) allocating sufficient funds for immediate assessment of the needs of Roma without personal documents and the specific challenges they experience in that regard, mapping of the remaining challenges and cross-cutting issues (i.e. discrimination of Roma women, early and child marriages, home births, internal displacement, etc.); (f) unifying administrative practices among the regions of Ukraine in the issuing of internal passports on the one hand, and sharing good practices related to Roma access to personal documents and birth registration among civil servants and other relevant stakeholders on the other; and (g) more actively seeking the technical, financial and other support of the international community and other relevant stakeholders for this issue. B. Changes to legislation and regulations The Ukrainian authorities should also consider amending the existing laws and regulations that impede Roma access to personal documents, particularly the following: (a) introduction of amendments to Article 14 of the Law of Ukraine on Free Legal Aid by adding a category of beneficiaries who do not need to prove their monthly wages – based solely on their claim for the establishment of the fact of birth; 10