VI. Advocacy and partnerships initiatives include advocacy campaigns to raise awareness; the establishment of a technical working group comprising representatives of central and local authorities, civil society and international actors to devise and coordinate activities; changes to the legal framework; and proactive outreach to affected communities. Joint collaboration of the HCNM, UNHCR, and the European Commission: The Zagreb Declaration on the Provision of Civil Status and Registration in South-Eastern Europe In 2011, government representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia adopted the Zagreb Declaration at the Conference on the Provision of Civil Status Documentation and Registration in South-Eastern Europe. The Declaration encourages States to tackle the long-term problem of undocumented persons and causes of statelessness in the region by improving the provision of civil documentation to Roma communities through both national and regional collaborative efforts. Specifically, the Zagreb Declaration recommends legislative amendments to facilitate birth and subsequent registration, waiving fees for issuing documentation, establishing national co-ordination mechanisms, strengthening co-operation between stakeholders at all levels, actively involving Roma and other minority groups, and enhancing bilateral co-operation to facilitate the exchange of information. Two years after the Zagreb Declaration was adopted, the participants, along with the Co-Chairs – UNHCR, the European Commission, and the HCNM – took stock of the progress made in addressing civil status documentation and registration at the Regional Conference on Access to Civil Registration and Documentation in South-Eastern Europe (Podgorica, 25 October 2013).144 Positive initiatives in the region were highlighted in the Co-Chair Conclusions145, these included the following legislative and administrative developments: — laws had been amended to facilitate civil registration, including subsequent registration, as well as regularization of residence (for example for persons living in informal settlements); 89