Arab Declaration on “Belonging and Legal Identity” Under the patronage of His Excellency President of the Republic of Tunisia We are the participants in the ministerial conference on "belonging and Legal Identity", which was held on February 28, 2018, under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Tunisia, Béji Caid Sibsi, in the presence of the Ministers of Social Affairs and Justice and Representatives from the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs, in addition to Representatives from mechanism in the Arab States dedicated to women’s and children's issues, and regional and international organizations, We express our profound gratitude to the Tunisian President Béji Caid Sibsi for hosting the Ministerial Conference on "Belonging and Legal Identity" under his patronage and appreciation to the Republic of Tunisia for the hospitality, the good organization and all the provided resources for the success of this conference, We highly appreciate the efforts of the Secretariat of the League of Arab States and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to organize this important conference, Underlining the conclusions of the Arab Charter on Human Rights stipulating that all persons shall have the right to a legal identity and a life of dignity, and in reference to the “Sharjah Principles on the “Protection of Refugee Children”, which specify the measures necessary to ensure that refugee children enjoy their full legal rights, issued during the “Investing in the Future Conference” (October 2014); as well as the UN Sustainable Development Agenda which requires States to provide legal identity for all, including birth registration by 2030; And in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Stopping Violence against Children in its 13th meeting, stipulating: “Requesting the technical Secretariat to hold a regional meeting on the situation of children under asylum and displacement conditions in collaboration with the UNHCR and the concerned regional and international organizations, in order to take into account the right of refugee children to obtain identification document and certificates, and the importance of family unity and supporting visits to camps with a view to identifying refugees’ needs and providing them with health, psychological and moral support services”; In reference to the first “Arab Conference on Good Practices and Regional Opportunities to strengthen Women’s Nationality Rights” which took place in the League of Arab States premises in October 2017, that reaffirmed the importance to build on existing efforts to strengthen women's nationality rights and gender equality in nationality, in line with Member State’s national laws and international human rights conventions ratified by Member States, to prevent discrimination and the risk of exploitation and abuse of women and children and, also, to study challenges and develop frameworks for solutions based on the "Cairo Declaration on Arab Women and Strategic Action Plan: Women's Agenda in the Arab Region