BUILDING STATELESSNESS-SENSITIVE ID SYSTEMS R E C O M M E N DAT I O N S AC T I O N I T E M S Include statelessness in diagnostic assessments before project planning • • Use findings from diagnostics in dialogue during preparation/ implementation • • 13 Integrate statelessness analysis early. Conduct a Statelessness Situation Assessment before project design, jointly with government, UNHCR, and civil society, to understand protection risks, data gaps, and legal frameworks. Engage affected communities. Consult directly with stateless people—safely and ethically—to identify barriers, preferences, and risks in enrollment and ID use. Cross-cutting issues to consider include: D Is there a National Action Plan (NAP) to End Statelessness? If yes, link technical support to this. If not, is there interest in developing a NAP? Have any statelessness pledges/commitments been made at the Global Refugee Forum, Universal Periodic Review (UPR) or elsewhere? Is the country a Party to the UN Statelessness Conventions and implementing them fully? If not, is there interest in technical support to become a Party/fully implement? D How do we help ensure that stateless people and those at risk are identified so they may be provided ID and referred to the competent authorities who can support resolution of their nationality/ statelessness situation? How do we ensure that those with an entitlement to nationality but without proof of it are supported to obtain proof? D Are there appropriate due process protections built into the system to mitigate the risk that people will be wrongfully assessed not to be nationals—and to allow robust recourse in the case of such assessments? D Does the system appropriately protect sensitive personal information about stateless people? D What improvements to the birth registration system might be supported as part of the project? Framing Statelessness. In settings where statelessness is sensitive, position the operation/project around “resident inclusion” and “documentation barriers,” not statelessness. Use Project Development Objective (PDO)/result language like “share of residents able to enroll and use foundational ID” rather than category labels (citizens; stateless people; etc.).