North Macedonia

In 2018, CEDAW noted the barriers Roma women face in North Macedonia in regards to accessing identity documents, and the high risk of statelessness for Roma children. While some measures had been taken to promote birth registration, CEDAW recommended that the country ensure equal access to identity documentation and create faster and less expensive legal measures for issuance of identity documents. Roma women and girls lack of access to identity documents and high risk of statelessness leads to their exclusion from education and puts them at higher risk of experiencing gender based violence, trafficking, and exploitation. In 2022, the CRC recommended making birth registration free, and to ensure citizenship for children in the country who would be stateless.