MAPPING OF THE POPULATION AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN ALBANIA Acknowledgements This report was written and researched by Tirana Legal Aid Society’s (TLAS) group of experts, with the support of UNHCR Albania. Special thanks are owed to a large number of researchers, mainly from state structures and CSO partners. In particular, TLAS want to thank the General Directorate of Civil Status, Directorate of Pre-University Education, Directorate of Primary Health Care, Directorate of Social Services and Child Protection structures, for their dedication and commitment. This report could not have been achieved without the help of those stateless people who agreed to share their life experiences with TLAS’ interviewers. We are grateful to the key persons and direct beneficiaries who agreed to be interviewed in order to share their experiences and consented for their stateless cases to be analysed. The mapping exercise has been a joint effort with Albanian government ministries, including the General Directorate of Civil Status within the Ministry of Interior, Directory of Consulates within Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the General Directorate of Social Services and Directorate for Primary Care within the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Directorate of Pre-university Education, Ministry of Education, the Social Statistics Director at INSTAT, as well as with non-governmental and international organizations, including UNDP and UNICEF. CONTACT US UNHCR Tirana Legal Aid Society Address: Rruga “Skënderbej”, ndërtesa Gurten, Kati 2-të, Tiranë, Shqipëri Address: Pallatet Agimi, Shkalla 18 /322 P.O BOX 69, Tiranë, Shqipëri Contacts Contacts Tel/Fax: +355 4 22 502 84 Tel/Mob: 04 2258442 +355 69 20 93731 E-mail: albti@unhcr.org Web: www.unhcr.org Email: tlas@tlas.org.al Web: www.tlas.org.al www.portal.tlas.org.al COVER PHOTOGRAPH: Photo by Armando Bodo UNHCR - TLAS / May 2018 3