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"Statelessness, or the lack of
effective nationality, impacts the daily lives of some 11-12 million people
around the world. Perhaps those who suffer most are stateless infants, children
and youth. Though born and raised in their parents' country of habitual
residence, they lack formal recognition of their existence........The goal of
this report, which is dedicated to the promise and potential of all children,
is increased recognition of every child's right to a nationality and the
actions that can be taken to give them a brighter future......When state
systems linked to registration are destroyed during conflict or disasters,
people may lose access to their birth records and citizenship documents.
Families who leave homes and possessions during political crises may flee
without identification or lose proof of citizenship. It can also be difficult
for children to acquire their parents' nationality when refugee mothers give
birth outside their home countries. In addition, countries that determine
citizenship exclusively by the father's nationality create problems for
children born out of wedlock, separated from their fathers, or whose fathers
are stateless......Unlike refugees, stateless children receive neither
international recognition nor aid, and they don't have the option of returning
to a country of origin like migrants do."
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