III. Background and mandates
level, the HCNM has engaged with other international stakeholders, such
as UNHCR and the European Commission, to identify concrete actions to
address and resolve the lack of civil status registration and documentation
in South-Eastern Europe (see Chapter VI).
Concrete examples of the fruitful collaboration between OSCE Institutions and UNHCR are given in Chapter VI on advocacy and partnerships, as well as in the good practice examples provided throughout this
Handbook. Building on the existing collaboration with several participating
States at the national and regional levels, the OSCE and UNHCR will continue their partnership in providing guidance and supporting the efforts of
participating States to address statelessness in line with the international
legal framework, and OSCE principles and commitments.
Next page: Montenegro. Limbo of statelessness: The Ademaj family lives in the
Konik refugee camp on the outskirts of Podgorica. Although the births of all five
children were registered, they are unable to obtain citizenship because their parents
have no IDs. Despite several visits by the Kosovo Ministry of Interior’s mobile team,
no solution for the children has been found. © UNHCR/Miomir Laban
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