SOLVING STATELESSNESS 3.3 Committee on the Rights of the Child % of States reviewed Article 7 of the CRC provides that: 1. The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a100nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be 90 cared for by his or her parents. % of States receiving a recommendation 80 on statelessness or right to a nationality 70 2.60States Parties shall ensure the implementation of these rights in50 accordance with their national law and their obligations of States receiving at least one 40 under the relevant international instruments%(broadly) in this field, in relevant recommendation 30 particular where the child would otherwise be stateless. 20 10 % of States receiving a recommendation Figure0 5. Percentage of States receiving relevant recommendations from specifically mentioning stateless 2012 2013 2014 2015 88 the Committee on the Rights Year of the Child 2012-2015. % of States reviewed 100 90 % of State receiving a recommendation on statelessness or right to a nationality 80 70 60 50 40 % of States receiving at least one (broadly) relevant recommendation 30 20 10 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 % of States receiving a recommendation specifically mentioning stateless Year The particularly high number of relevant recommendations reflects the consistency with which the Committee on the Rights of the Child has made recommendations on birth registration. Approximately twothirds of the States reviewed received recommendations touching on other issues relevant to statelessness. While only 38% of all relevant recommendations have made specific reference to statelessness, if one excludes the recommendations on birth registration the 88 Only recommendations under the Convention have been counted, not those under the two Optional Protocols. Broadly relevant recommendations are those which deal with birth registration and access to documentation without linking these issues to the right to a nationality or statelessness. 41