with involvement of experts from the central bodies of the executive branch, civil society and UNHCR. When the bill is signed into law, it will allow stateless persons to obtain a temporary residence permit (TRP) as well as a travel document. After two years on TRP, recognized stateless persons will be eligible to obtain a permanent residence permit, valid for ten years. Applicants are provided free interpretation, legal representation and translation services and are exempt from administrative fees. They will also be able to work legally as soon as they receive their TRP. UNHCR will assist in drafting the by-law for the implementation of the new law. With regard to Action 7, Ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness, UNHCR provided support to several governments in issuing birth certificates to populations at risk of statelessness. In Burkina Faso, progress has resumed on the joint UNHCR and Government project to deliver 30,000 late birth certificates and 20,000 National ID cards to IDPs and host communities. Despite disruption caused by the onset of the pandemic, 8,260 late birth certificates have been provided, and registration for ID cards is ongoing in the Nord, Centre-Nord and Boucle du Mouhoun regions. In the Kayes region of Mali, UNHCR supported late birth registration for 400 refugees at risk of statelessness in collaboration with the High Court of Kayes and the city councils of Djelebou and Samé Diongoma. In line with Action 7, in South Africa, the NGO Lawyers for Human Rights has successfully litigated concerning the right of unmarried fathers to register the birth of their children in the case of Naki & Others v. The Minister of Home Affairs & Others. On 19 May, the Makhanda High Court handed down a judgment confirming the equal right of unmarried fathers to register the births of their children born out of wedlock. This outcome will result in the amendment of section 10 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act which currently discriminates against unmarried fathers. Nina, an undocumented mother, is holding the birth certificate of her son, obtained thanks to recent reforms in Kazakhstan that will ensure universal birth registration. © Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law Likouala and Plateaux. These registers will allow local authorities to issue birth certificates to more than 1,000 children. Regarding Action 7, in June the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan amended a by-law to implement recently enacted provisions in the Code on Marriage and Family that guarantee the registration at birth of all children born in Kazakhstan regardless of the legal or documentation status of their parents. The new provisions are an important contribution to the prevention of childhood statelessness in the country. With respect to Action 7, the Parliament of the Republic of Congo adopted a budget law that removes fees associated with birth registration. In addition, UNHCR facilitated the dispatch of birth registers to the most remote locations in the Republic of Congo: 5