Recommendations ISI’s findings, as set out in this report, confirm and reinforce the general message of the Joint Statement which we and 83 other Civil Society Organisations released on 27 May 2020. As such, we reiterate the recommendations made in this statement, to seven distinct stakeholder groups, and reaffirm our commitment to taking up these recommendations with each group. We also offer the following recommendations on the basis of this report: Health & Wellbeing Ensure that access to healthcare is equal and universal, and not based upon nationality or legal status; that all fees and other barriers to access are removed; that public health imperatives take precedence over immigration and other motives which may place vulnerable communities at risk; and that all public health measures and related advice are communicated to all groups, including stateless persons and those at risk of statelessness, taking into account location, language, literacy and communication channels. Survival & Livelihoods Extend emergency support packages to all, on the basis of need (and not other criteria); distribute relief regardless of legal status, prioritising first, the furthest left behind; take special measures to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 in densely populated areas, such as camps, collective shelters and informal settlements. Hate Speech, Racism and Xenophobia Desist from unfairly targeting or scapegoating minorities, migrants, stateless and other groups; prosecute and penalise those who perpetuate hate speech; and take steps to acknowledge and dismantle the root causes of structural discrimination. Border closures & Movement Restrictions Ensure that border closures do not result in family separation, including by allowing non-citizen spouses and children to re-enter the territory; ensure that stateless persons with strong ties to a territory, including residence status, are allowed to return; provide legal status and protection to those deemed to be irregularly on the territory; and ensure that where livelihoods are damaged by the imposition of movement restrictions, those affected are adequately compensated. Recommendations of Joint Civil Society Statement 1. States, to not discriminate in COVID-19 responses on any grounds including citizenship, documentation or migration status; to make every effort to reach the furthest behind first, including the stateless; and to ensure that no one’s right to nationality is undermined as a result of disruptions to registries or for any other reason. 2. UN agencies, including the WHO, WFP, UNHCR, OHCHR, UNICEF and UNDP to ensure that their COVID-19 responses identify and reach the stateless and other vulnerable and overlooked groups as a matter of priority, to provide them with critical information, healthcare and relief. 3. Human rights actors, including OHCHR, to maintain a spotlight on enduring discrimination, rising authoritarianism and harmful state practices such as police brutality in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and to monitor and highlight rights violations faced by the stateless and those whose right to nationality is at risk. 4. Humanitarian actors, including the WFP, to identify and target emergency relief and aid to stateless and other vulnerable communities who are excluded from state relief efforts, in consultation with those working on these issues. 5. Public health actors, including the WHO and health ministries, to reinforce the importance of ensuring equal and adequate access to healthcare and public health information to all, regardless of nationality or statelessness, without fear of arrest, detention or reprisal. 5