CITIZENSHIP AND STATELESSNESS
IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
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3.
States Parties to the Covenant shall safeguard the elements of the child’s identity, including his/her
name, nationality and family relations in accordance with their domestic laws, and shall make every
effort to resolve the issue of statelessness for any child born on their territories or to any of their
citizens outside their territory.
The child of unknown descent or who is legally assimilated to this status shall have the right to
guardianship and care but without adoption. He shall have a right to a name, title, and nationality.
UNHCR
— December 2021
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