A Study of Statelessness in South Sudan - 2017 © UNHCR South Sudanese women waiting to file their nationality applications at Juba Office of DNPI. Recommendations to the Government of South Sudan: · 6 Accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness in line with Commitment No. 2 of the Declaration on Eradication of Statelessness adopted on 16 October 2017 in the context of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of ICGLR Member State at Brazzaville, signed by all Member States including the Minister of Foreign Affairs and · · · International Cooperation of South Sudan; Through legislative amendments, include a specific provision on prevention of statelessness in national legislation, and review the nationality legislation to ensure full compliance with the 1961 Convention; Reformulate the foundling provision of Section (8)(4) to guarantee the right to nationality of any child born in the territory of South Sudan prior to and after its independence, who would otherwise be stateless, as well as to foundlings whose parentage is unknown; Provide clarification on the term “indigenous” contained in the 2011 Nationality Act and Regulations, with reference to the non-exhaustive criteria