1. That the progress made with regards to the abolition of abridged birth certificates be reflected in the draft Country Report to show positive progress with regards to the implementation of the UNCRC.
3. The Department of Home Affairs should put systems in place that would ensure efficiency in the production of birth certificates and identity documents and that would curb fraudulent duplications of identity numbers.
4. The Department should ensure that matters related to unaccompanied, foreign minor children in South Africa who do not qualify as refugees or asylum seekers are addressed.
5. The Department of Home Affairs should seriously consider fast-tracking the re-opening of reception centres for persons seeking asylum and refugee status to ensure that foreign children in South Africa are also beneficiaries of essential services.