Securing National identity: The Risk of Statelessness and Livelihood Challenges Among Former Refugees in Zambia

Among migrant populations, refugees form one group that is at high risk of becoming stateless. As those responsible for their wellbeing seek to find durable solutions plight, identity documents play a critical role. Without proper documents, former are stateless and face many difficulties in accessing various livelihood opportunities including employment, services such as health care education. However, acquiring these sometimes wrought with challenges administrative, financial legal challenges. Legal largely arise from the lack comprehensive coordinated approach how deal cases especially states operate outside UN Conventions on statelessness. Using case studies Angolan Rwandan Zambia, I argue absence clear guiding framework provided under provide, even when they hosted very hospitable conditions.