Yan (8) was separated from his parents in Kazakhstan, because he did not have a birth certificate to prove his identity and family ties. Now he was issued a birth certificate and can reunite with his family. © UNHCR/Timur Epov Also on Action 6, on 20 August, Portugal adopted a National Plan for the Implementation of the Global Compact on Migration. The National Plan contains a commitment to ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity, a protected status, and proper documentation. Chad issued 24,000 birth certificates to children of refugees and refugee-hosting communities at risk of statelessness. In Niger, UNHCR, in collaboration with ICAHD-INTERNATIONAL and the NGO Secours des Oubliés (SDO), organized mobile courts for adults and children in migratory situations who have no or damaged birth certificates. A total of 2,337 birth certificates were issued to people in Tillaberi, Niamey, Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Zinder and Diffa regions. Finally, in Sudan, birth registration campaigns were held in five States among refugees, IDPs and host communities, focusing on both new-born and late birth registration. During the campaigns a total of 1,350 birth certificates were issued. In line with both Action 6 and Action 7, Ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness, on 3 July, UNHCR and the Ministry of Justice of Mali signed a renewed partnership agreement that will provide for the naturalization of 1,200 refugees of Mauritanian origin who have opted for naturalization and the issuance of birth certificates for 300 indigenous people in the Kayes region. Also on Action 6, on 23 April, amendments introduced to the Law on Foreigners in the Republic of Bulgaria allow the possibility of issuing a continuous residence permit to recognized stateless persons, which will enable their legal stay. The amendments entered into force in October 2019. Also with respect to Action 7, a new Child Rights Law was adopted in Myanmar on 27 July. The law provides for universal and free birth registration for all children born in Myanmar without discrimination. Finally, with respect to Action 7, in June the lower chamber of the Parliament of Kazakhstan adopted amendments to the Code on Marriage and Family to ensure that all children born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth regardless of the legal status of their parents. The draft law will be considered by the Senate of the Parliament later this year. With respect to Action 7, UNHCR provided support to several governments in issuing birth certificates to populations at risk of statelessness. In Burkina Faso, 27,960 birth certificates were issued in the central-eastern and central-southern regions to persons at risk of statelessness. The Government of 10

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