Social stigma The lack of actors in this field 16 7 9 17 Female Local councils refusing to recognize the children 1 12 The military factions rejecting any change. 1 10 Non-recognition by the international community of the identification papers issued by bodies other than the regime. 16 18 Male In order to avoid these difficulties, the respondents proposed a set of solutions, which would facilitate the process of documenting and registering stateless children: - Assigning relevant committees by the United Nations to form and follow up documentation committees. - Creating an electronic system for the civil registry in areas outside of the regime’s control. - Pressure local councils and civil registries to activate documentation mechanisms. - Coordinate cooperation between local authorities and civil society organizations to activate documentation mechanisms. - Facilitate documentation processes depending on the mother’s testimony. - Forming a specialized team at the national level to work on documenting children inside and outside Syria. - Recognition of the specialized institutions in areas outside the regime’s control. 59 The role of influential actors and persons in the Syrian scene: HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS Asking activists about the role that stakeholders and influential people should play to start implementing the proposed solutions and mitigate the negative consequences facing stateless persons and women, there was consensus on four main bodies capable of implementing the proposed solutions. This carries the prerequisite that coordination takes place to form a recognized body able to register and document children, and to prepare a common database available to all those interested and working in the field of women’s and children’s rights: