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Without documents, women at high risk of gender-based violence
15 Dec 2021 ... ... says Nomsa, one of the social workers handling her case. “Her inability to acquire a birth certificate has only made life worse.” UNHCR’s legal partner, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), ...... -
Kenya's stateless Makonde people finally obtain papers
27 Oct 2016 ... country,” says Costa, a young Makonde who spent almost six years trying unsuccessfully to obtain a birth certificate. Worldwide there are at least 10 million people in Amina and Costa’s situation. ...... -
Emergency campaign brings sense of identity for hundreds of Colombians forced to flee violence
15 May 2006 ... They don't even hold a birth certificate to officially acknowledge their existence. This state of limbo can prove fatal, particularly in a part of the country where conflict between irregular armed ...... -
UNHCR applauds Sri Lanka's move to recognise stateless Tamils
4 Dec 2003 ... account, own property or work for the government; they cannot obtain an identity card, a birth certificate, a marriage certificate or a passport; if they leave the country they cannot return," said ...... -
Statelessness Q&A: Chronicling the pain of the world's stateless
20 Sep 2011 ... ... Go to school. Open a bank account. Travel. Have a passport. Have an ID card. Have a birth certificate. Have a marriage certificate. Have a death certificate. Be able to walk into a government office. ...... -
Protecting Refugee Children - Background Guide Challenge 2
1 Dec 2022 ... ... The child’s identity, the nationality and identity of his or her family must also be recorded and preserved. A birth certificate is vital to ensure that children receive adequate legal protection, ...... -
2015 Global Child Protection, Education and SGBV Strategy Implementation Report
30 Jun 2015 ... ... There are many challenges to obtaining legal documentation for refugees, including misconceptions that issuing a birth certificate confers local nationality on registered refugees, geographical ...... -
Civil Registration and the Prevention of Statelessness: A Survey of Roma, Ashkaelia and Egyptians in Montenegro
May 2009 ... ... The registry office issued her with a birth certificate which stated that she held Montenegrin citizenship. She was not issued with a citizenship certificate because it emerged that she had not been ...... -
UNHCR Mid-Year Progress Report 2001 - Angola
1 Sep 2001 ... ... Yet, due to the schools' limited capacity and the inability of some refugee children to produce the required birth certificate, access remained restricted. A proposal to address this issue is still ......