Refugees from Generation to Generation: Preventing Statelessness by Advancing Durable Solutions in the Great Lakes Region

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Refugees from Generation to Generation: Preventing Statelessness by Advancing Durable Solutions in the Great Lakes Region

24 July 2023

Long-term refugees from the Pemba community who have lived in Kenya for decades receive identity documentation for their children.

Rema Othuman Juma from the Pemba community getting a birth certificate for her daughter. "This document guarantees a better future for my daughter."

This study was commissioned by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in order to address risks of statelessness for refugees in protracted refugee situations and explore legal pathways to local integration. It provides an analysis of the laws in force in the states and territories under considerations, as well as implementing regulations where available, and other official policy.