UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres urges a united response to end statelessness New York, November 3 2015 Speaking at an event to launch UNHCR’s new report on the effects of Childhood Statelessness ‘I am here I belong’ in New York, High Commissioner António...
says #IBelong Costa Rica We’re delighted to announce that the President of Costa Rica, Guillermo Solis, and his entire cabinet have signed the #IBelong Campaign Open Letter to End Statelessness. Last year, Costa Rica pledged along with other Latin American and...
What songs make you say #IBelong? Our supporters Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton are releasing a radio show with a playlist of songs for the Campaign to End Statelessness. The show was recorded for a global online radio station, Radio Everyone, that will promote the...
GENEVA, 21 Aug 2015 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has welcomed Belize’s landmark decision to join the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the second accession by a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state and a strong example for...
How small Moldova ran one of Europe´s largest campaigns to prevent and address statelessness CHISINAU, MOLDOVA – Maria Gandrabura, 74, was desperate. Suddenly she could not withdraw her meagre pension of 1000 Moldovan Lei (50 USD). The authorities refused to replace...
Stateless in Liberia This weekend the world meets to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. For 10 million stateless people worldwide this will continue to be a dream as long as they are denied the...