Annex: Compendium of pledges delivered at the HLS Year of completion expected by the State Relevant Action of the Global Action Plan/ Thematic Focus The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to insert into the Nationality Act provisions for conferring Comorian nationality to children born in the Comoros who would be stateless and to children of unknown origin found in the country. There is no gender discrimination in the Comorian legislation with regard to the transmission of nationality. 2022 2 The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to sign and ratify the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. 2021 9 The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to conduct surveys to identify cases of statelessness. There are no officially known cases in the Comoros. 2020 10 The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to simplify access to procedures for birth registration with the civil registry services, including for late birth registration. Raise awareness among mothers about the need to undertake birth registration for children born out of wedlock. Many children from underprivileged families do not yet have a birth certificate. 2020 7 The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to raise awareness among the population on the importance for every citizen to have a nationality certificate. 2021 8 The Government of the Union of the Comoros hereby commits to set up a national inter-ministerial commission (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of the Interior, National Assembly, etc.) to prevent and combat statelessness. 2020 Other (national task force) Finalize the process of accession to the Convention of 28 September 1954 Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention of 30 August 1961 on the Reduction of Statelessness by end of 2019. 2019 9 The Government of the Republic of the Congo hereby commits to: Complete the legislative reform started on 30 May 2016 on the Persons and Family Law in order to eliminate all discriminatory provisions and other articles that may cause statelessness by 2021. 2021 2, 3, 4 The Government of the Republic of the Congo hereby commits to: Set up a national body for the status determination and protection of stateless persons. 2022 6 The Government of the Republic of the Congo hereby commits to: Support the process of adoption, signature and ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Specific Aspects of the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa. 2022 Other 2022 7 State Pledge Comoros Congo (Republic of) The Government of the Republic of the Congo hereby commits to: Ensure that any person identified without a birth certificate in the national census for civil registry purpose shall obtain a birth certificate by 2019. Ensure that there is zero child in the Republic of the Congo without a birth certificate by 2022. U N H C R > H I G H - L E V E L S E G M E N T O N S T A T E L E S S N E S S : R E S U LT S A N D H I G H L I G H T S 55