zones, governments, together with non-governmental organizations and civil society must work towards making the necessary changes to national legislations so that the applications for statelessness status will be resolved in the shortest possible period of time. Also, authorities have to make an effort to gather data on existing cases and work with the most vulnerable communities to ensure that all children receive a birth certificate. In the field of international cooperation, governments may seek the assistance of experts and UN agencies to work together in solving this problem.