JULY – DECEMBER 2025 Kazakhstan adopted a legal amendment improving access to birth registration for children at risk of statelessness. An update to Article 187 of the Code on Marriage and Family now allows registration of children born outside medical facilities to mothers without identity documents, based on a certificate issued by a maternity organization and the mother’s identity as recorded on the basis of her verbal statement if medical care is sought within five days after delivery. The amendment reflects sustained UNHCR engagement and national efforts, building on Kazakhstan’s 2019 GRF pledge to improve access to birth registration regardless of parents’ legal status. In Burkina Faso, encouraging progress has been made in improving access to birth registration and identity documents. In the second half of 2025, 15,657 birth certificates were issued to people at risk of statelessness – including returnees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable host community members – bringing the total for 2025 to 25,846, of whom 13,440 are women. Regarding identity documentation, 14,459 individuals were registered by the National Identification Office, in collaboration with the Directorate General for the Modernization of Civil Status (DGMEC) and humanitarian partners, and 9,860 identity cards were delivered during the same period. In Niger, between July and December, UNHCR and its partners identified 2,271 people at risk of statelessness in Maradi, Diffa, Niamey and Dosso – including refugees, internally displaced persons and host community members – through community-based awareness activities on the importance of civil registration. Those identified were referred to relevant mechanisms to obtain civil documentation. UNHCR and partners also supported birth registration efforts for those at risk of statelessness, resulting in the issuance of 3,000 birth certificates or declaratory judgments. In addition, UNCHR facilitated access to national identity cards for around 1,000 persons at risk of statelessness in Maradi and Diffa through mobile court hearings and administrative assistance. The Philippines, with support from the Government of Japan and UNHCR, has provided birth registration to over 25,000 individuals at risk of statelessness in 40 priority municipalities in the Bangsamoro Region and Sulu in Southern Philippines. Efforts supporting birth registration are also ongoing in Chile, Tajikistan and Albania. UNHCR / DIPS Statelessness Section Action 8. Issue nationality documentation to those with entitlement to it to prevent statelessness On 29 August 2025, Colombia released a draft Resolution to amend Resolution 10452 of 29 December 2023, introducing fee exemptions and facilitated procedures for recognized stateless persons. The draft provides that Resident Visas issued to stateless individuals will be exempt from payment and creates two additional exceptions: the waiver of fees for naturalization procedures and the establishment of simplified naturalization requirements for stateless persons recognized by the State. In Chile, UNHCR, through its nationality project and in coordination with the Ministry of Education, strengthened efforts in 2025 to address cases of children erroneously registered as Children of Foreigners in Transit (HET). By December 2025, 120 such children had been identified within the public education system. Public education staff received training on nationality regulations, enabling them to provide parents with information and guidance on the process for rectifying birth certificates. In parallel, UNHCR provided specialized legal counselling and judicial representation to support the confirmation of Chilean nationality for affected individuals. Through a simplified administrative procedure for nationality determination and subsequent rectification of birth certificates, 10 children were able to confirm their Chilean nationality during the year. Despite this progress, more than 1,600 children and adolescents remain registered under the “HET” category nationwide. On 15 October 2025, Colombia restructured its Ministry of Foreign Affairs through Decree 1081 of 2025, establishing the Vice-Ministry for Migration, Consular Affairs, and International Protection. Within this framework, the Directorate for Policy, Migration Affairs, and International Protection was created and mandated to coordinate the development and implementation of asylum and statelessness policies, as well as to oversee related administrative procedures. An Internal Working Group on Statelessness Determination was also established under this Directorate. This institutional reform strengthens Colombia’s international protection architecture by enhancing coordination, elevating statelessness as a public policy priority, and improving the State’s capacity to respond more effectively to the needs of stateless persons. From July to December 2025, UNHCR Yemen supported the Civil Registry Authority of the 6