© UNHCR/Mohamed Maalim Anab is a refugee from Somalia, a youth advocate, a foster parent and a mother of 10 in Dadaab, Kenya. certificates and with difficulties in obtaining a replacement if lost or destroyed. Birth registration may require evidence of legal residency status and/or specific supporting documentation which refugees or stateless persons may not have. In some cases, both parents need to be present, which disproportionally impacts refugees who have higher rates of family separation. Stateless persons, who in many cases lack any identity document, often face insurmountable obstacles to register the birth of their children. 10 e. Complex delayed or late birth registration procedures. Birth registration laws generally specify a period to complete birth registration – while generally recommended to be one year, it can be as little as 30 days. Forcibly displaced and stateless persons may face insurmountable obstacles to complete the process in time. Late or delayed birth registration process isoften lengthy and complex and may be costly, which again disproportionally impacts forcibly displaced and stateless persons. Birth registration of forcibly displaced and stateless persons