Paraguay The SDP framework takes into account the particular needs of applicants in circumstances of vulnerability. The National Secretariat for Children and Adolescents will determine whether a child or adolescent is unaccompanied or separated from his or her family immediately upon arrival into Paraguay or as soon as it becomes aware of the child’s presence in the country. Legal representatives are appointed for children, adolescents and individuals with disabilities that affect their ability to participate in an SDP on an equal basis. CONARE prioritizes the best interests of the child and applications submitted by stateless children or adolescents are given priority. CONARE is required to adopt reasonable measures to ensure that applicants with disabilities have access to facilities to present their case and comply with the requirements of the SDP. The applicant and CONARE share the burden of proof to establish statelessness. The applicant must cooperate with the Executive Secretariat to determine the facts justifying their request for statelessness status and present all evidence in their possession or that they could reasonably obtain. If the applicant cannot obtain the necessary documents from foreign authorities, CONARE will support the applicant in acquiring them. CONARE can consult with any State with which the applicant may have a relevant connection on the basis of place of birth, ancestry, residence, marriage or other condition, to confirm whether the State considers the applicant as its national. Consultations with foreign authorities are done by the Executive Secretariat and only when the applicant does not have a need for refugee protection or other forms of complementary protection. CONARE may not share more information than is strictly necessary for the consulted State to respond within a reasonable period of time. Once the relevant evidence has been collected, the Executive Secretariat prepares a technical report on the merits of the application and submits it to CONARE within ninety days. Where a relevant fact cannot be proved, CONARE will interpret the evidence in favor of the applicant if the overall application indicates that the applicant’s statement is credible. A determination of statelessness status will be made when evidence establishes statelessness to a ‘reasonable degree’. The legislation requires that an application is resolved within six months of submission, except where the complexity of the case requires an extension of an additional maximum period of six months. U N H C R > G P P AC T I O N 6 : E S TA B L I S H I N G S TAT E L E S S N E S S D E T E R M I N AT I O N P R O C E D U R E S 41