► ► ► ► In Czechia, the awareness of staff members of the General Administration Department is raised on statelessness issues in the context of their work on nationality and civil status registration. Local government officials falling within the scope of the General Administration Department and in particular civil registrars are trained in this area as part of preparations for their exam on special professional competence. Denmark provides training to caseworkers on the criteria for establishing nationality and statelessness. The country-of-origin unit has a designated team that monitors developments pertaining to issues of statelessness in several relevant countries. The office produces internal and public country specific reports on a number of countries addressing statelessness and possible consequences of statelessness in a given country. German civil servants working in the field of asylum are trained in interviewing techniques. Methods to conduct child-sensitive asylum interviews and the variety of possible child-specific reasons for granting asylum/international protection are part of specific training. The function of so-called “specially commissioned case-officers” has been created. These are experienced case officers who have attended additional training. They are specialised in operating child-specific asylum procedures, especially regarding the detection of child-specific reasons for persecution. Co-operation takes place with non-governmental organisations such as organisations working with unaccompanied minor refugees and working on the protection of children from sexual exploitation. Registrars in Germany receive training on a regular basis and are therefore aware of problems around statelessness and nationality. Civil servants conducting asylum interviews and deciding on an asylum application are provided with general information about statelessness in the context of asylum and migration and, where relevant, specific information about statelessness in countries of origin. In Serbia, coordinated efforts by ministries, the Ombudsman, and organisations with international experience have been made to identify individuals without personal documents and ensure the issuance of personal documents. Additionally, free assistance is provided for the late registration of births in the birth register and for non-contentious procedures to establish the time and place of birth, which are free of charge. Moreover, training programmes for officials (including staff in maternity hospitals handling birth registrations, registrars, police officers and social workers) have been intensified to raise awareness of how to deal with vulnerable groups, particularly in cases where a child’s mother lacks personal documents. Informative campaigns for individuals at risk of statelessness, especially within the Roma community, have been Issues at stake: international standards and stocktaking of national situations ► Page 31