Annex to Norway’s Addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 26 August 2019 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 21 Take necessary measures to strengthen the rights of children in forced return process (Myanmar); Place the responsibility for all unaccompanied minor asylum seekers and refugees, up to the age of 18 years, with the Child Welfare Services (Cyprus); Give high priority to the issue of unaccompanied asylum seeking minors placed in asylum centres and protect them from disappearing from reception centres and from being exposed to the risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, exploitation and other crimes (Germany); Improve the treatment of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers by ending the practice of differential treatment between unaccompanied minor asylum seekers above and under the age of 15 years old, and by ensuring human rights to all these minors (France); Promote integration and protection of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in order to avoid their escape from the reception centres (Montenegro); Implement measures ensuring the integrity and safety of asylum-seeking minors (Peru); Strengthen measures to ensure the protection of unaccompanied asylumseeking minors from human trafficking and other forms of exploitation (Uganda); Consider incorporating into domestic law the definition of a stateless person and establishing a statelessness determination procedure, in accordance with the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons (Brazil) Accepted. Not accepted. Norway considers that the care and accommodation offered to unaccompanied minor asylum seekers, both over and under the age of 15, is in accordance with our international obligations. Accepted. Not accepted. See 235. Accepted. Not accepted. See 233. Accepted. Partially accepted. We will consider incorporating a definition of statelessness in Norwegian law. Norway is not, however, considering establishing a statelessness determination procedure. Statelessness is, as a general rule, not an independent ground for obtaining a residence permit in Norway and we do not interpret this to be an obligation under the 1954 Convention. Residency may, however, be granted under certain conditions in the event of practical obstacles to return that are beyond the control of the person concerned.