I believe everyone has the right to say #IBelong. Filippo Grandi became the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on 1 January 2016. He was elected by the UN General Assembly to serve a five-year term, until 31 December 2020. Before being elected High...
“Nationality gives every man, woman and child an equal chance in life.” Leymah Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist responsible for leading a women’s peace movement that helped bring an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. She, along with...
“Without the legal protection offered by citizenship, the victims are exposed to severe hardships” Maria Do Ceu Silva Monteiro is the President, Community Court of Justice, of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Guinea Bisseau. She joins...
« Tout ce qu’il faut pour mettre fin à l’apatridie, c’est la volonté politique. » Cheikh Lô is a Senegalese musician and singer. He has played concerts worldwide combining reggae, funk and Senegalese rhythmic sounds. He has been described as an...
“Nationality is the gateway to all the rights we deserve and dream of. We must eradicate statelessness” Gabriela Rivadeneira is the President of the National Assembly in Ecuador. She joins #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness by 2024. Join us by signing the Open...
“It’s sad millions are condemned to a life without a nationality. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church wholeheartedly supports the campaign, including through prayers.” Born Teklemariam in 1942, Abune Mathias started as a young deacon in 1954 and served the...
