A/HRC/14/43/Add.3 xenophobia and related intolerance. The Special Rapporteur formulates several recommendations, including the following: • He recommends the holding of a public debate on the question of the definition of national identity. This debate could be held by the Federal National Council and could be complemented by a more open setting allowing Emirati citizens and members of foreign communities to convey their concerns in a constructive manner. • He recommends that valid applications for citizenship by individuals who have lawfully lived in the country for a certain period of time be reviewed and processed by the authorities in a non-discriminatory manner. • In the context of global economic crisis, he urges the Government to take necessary steps, including legislative ones, to address issues relating to, inter alia, the severe risk of exploitation of unskilled foreign workers under the sponsorship system, the confiscation of their passports, the prohibition to constitute trade unions and their contracted debts with labour recruitment agencies. • He recommends that priority be given to finding a definitive and equitable solution to the situation of stateless individuals in order to ensure that they have adequate access to health, education, social services and employment, and that they receive non-discriminatory treatment with regard to administrative procedures and the administration of justice. • He recommends that the Government reconsider its actual educational policy, so as to ensure that public educational institutions are de facto open to all children, including non-nationals. • He recommends that the constitutional provisions restricting certain human rights to Emirati nationals be revised so as to extend human rights protection to all individuals residing in the country, including non-nationals. 2 GE.10-12576