BUILDING STATELESSNESS-SENSITIVE ID SYSTEMS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Scope & Terminology
bstract
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Executive Summary
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 What is Statelessness?
1.2 Why Does Statelessness-Sensitivity Matter for
Development Work on ID Systems?
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2. IDENTIFICATION AND STATELESSNESS: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
2.1 What are the Key Challenges?
2.1.a. Legal and Administrative Barriers to Inclusion
2.1.b. Data Protection and Privacy
2.1.c. Due Process
2.2. What are the Important Opportunities
2.2.a. Identify Stateless People
2.2.b. Include Stateless People in ID Systems
2.2.c. Provide Nationality Documentation to All Those Entitled to It
2.2.d. Support Imprevements to Birth Registration Systems
2.2.e. Strenghthen Data Protection
2.2.f. Strengthen Due Process by Design
2.2.g. Raise Awareness of Statelessness and Support Alignment with
International Standards
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3. STRATEGIES FOR STATELESSNESS-SENSITIVE
AND INCLUSIVE ID SYSTEMS
3.1 Assessing the Statelessness Situation
3.2 Adopting a Context-Specific Approach
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4. General Recommendations and Action Items
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5. CONCLUSION
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REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
Annex I: Causes of Statelessness
Annex II: Statelessness Situation Assessment Tool
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