giving rise to risks of statelessness, particularly for children who may not be registered at birth, owing to their parents’ concerns around being sanctioned for unauthorised entry, or because of exclusionary laws, policies or practices, particularly towards minorities. Shahrzad Tadjbakhsh noted that statelessness can equally be a root cause and consequence of conflict, forced displacement and migration. Where statelessness is a cause, minority groups tend to be disproportionately represented as they are usually the ones that bear the brunt of the discrimination, marginalisation and denial of basic rights often perceived as "outsiders" or not belonging because of their ethnicity, race, religion or language. She suggested that resolving existing protracted situations of statelessness could contribute to preventing conflict and forced displacement. She further emphasized the possibility of preventing childhood statelessness through the establishment of safeguards in nationality laws which allow children of parents who are stateless or who are unable to pass on their nationality to acquire a nationality. Another suggestion was for states to identify and protect stateless persons on their territory who may be in a migratory situation through the establishment of statelessness determination procedures. Ms. Wai Wai Nu - Women’s Peace Network Arakan, addressed the topic of the panel through the example of her own Rohingya community in Myanmar. She stressed that statelessness hinders the access of many human rights. Among several factors causing statelessness she highlighted the exclusion and marginalization of minorities. She also emphasized that repressive and discriminatory laws policies and practices can also be a cause of statelessness. Wai Wai Nu further underlined that the denial or deprivation of citizenship can trigger violence, mass atrocities, forced displacement and sometimes even destruction of entire community. She stated that the creation of the narrative of "outsiders" and "others" is often aimed at justifying repressive policies and actions, which are often systematic and intentional policies aimed at destruction of entire populations. Wai Wai Nu stated that in order to address statelessness we need to address persecution and denial of identity of minorities. She called upon states and the United Nations to review their policies to address statelessness and minority issues in a holistic manner with consultation with affected communities, as well as addressing ongoing and systematic exclusion, persecution and deprivation of citizenship of minorities. She called upon states to address the root causes of statelessness, inter alia, via reforming discriminatory citizenship laws, as well as to combat hate propaganda against minorities. She called upon states to create favourable condition for repatriation of displaced minorities and restore their citizenship rights. She further urged UN and its agencies to review their statelessness policies taking into consideration specificities of each conflict and context and in conformity with the Secretary-General’s Human Rights Up Front initiative. She emphasized that most conflicts and situations of statelessness include minority communities and further emphasized the importance of the promotion and protection of the rights of persons belonging to minorities through, inter alia, promoting diversity and inclusion. Mr. P.P. Sivapragasam, Human Development Organization, noted that statelessness continues to be a fundamental cause of discrimination, exploitation, and forced displacement of minorities in all regions of the world. He stated that statelessness is a source of human insecurity and forced displacement and conflicts. He noted that statelessness can be a result of political upheaval, political crisis between the states, as well as discrimination on the basis of nationality, 7