. Identification re ention and reduction o state essness number of Roma have no identification documents and there is a need to address this situation with specific policy measures. To support the Ukrainian authorities in their efforts to gain a deeper understanding of the obstacles Roma face in obtaining civil registration and identification documents, and to identify concrete steps to overcome these obstacles, the OSCE/ ODIHR Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, in co-operation with the Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, hosted an expert seminar on access to identification and civil registration documents by Roma in Ukraine in November 2015. UNHCR experts from Serbia and Montenegro were invited to share good practices. For the first time, a forum for discussion between authorities and Roma civil society was provided in Ukraine to: (i) identify obstacles and practical solutions to address the on-going lack of personal identification and civil registration documents among Roma in Ukraine; (ii) share working practices from different parts of Ukraine; (iii) present good practices and lessons learned from other parts of the OSCE area that can be translated into OSCE commitments and international human rights standards. See OSCE/ODIHR, Summary Report: Expert Seminar on Access to Identification and Civil Registration Documents by Roma in Ukraine, 2015, available at: http://www. osce.org/odihr/211996 Enhancing co-operation among stakeholders While legislation governing registration and the issuance of documents is important, it must also be supported by administrative structures with a sufficient capacity to maintain accurate and inclusive legal identity management systems as envisaged by the law. In other words, good legislation, linking population registration, birth registration, the issuance of identity and travel documents, and access to health and education services, etc., should be effectively supported by administrative, technical and human resources to ensure that the system is as strong and inclusive as possible. 60

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