Stories
Colombia gives Venezuela newborns a start in life
New measure grants citizenship to the children born to Venezuelan parents on Colombia soil, helping thousands at risk of statelessness
Citizenship hopes become reality for Iraq’s Bidoon minority
UNHCR-funded legal initiative has secured nationality for hundreds of formerly stateless families in southern Iraq, giving them access to basic rights and services.
Intrepid lawyer achieves quest to eradicate statelessness in Kyrgyzstan
Heading out on foot, on horseback and in four-wheel drives, Azizbek Ashurov and his team of lawyers have helped Kyrgyzstan to end statelessness.
“My life has changed. Now I’ve become a bird that can fly everywhere I want in the sky.”
Two years after UNHCR first met Artee, she has acquired Thai nationality with the help of UNHCR’s partner, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). Watch her new video.
Statelessness in France
As of 31 December 2015, 1,326 stateless persons were living in France. Find out more about their stories here.
Stepping out of the Shadows of Statelessness
Nuhija Abazi takes one step closer to obtaining citizenship in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maha Mamo, a stateless refugee in Brazil, talks about the challenges of life without a nationality
Maha Mamo talks about life without a nationality
An end to two decades of uncertainty for the Elsani family and over 1,000 others in Montenegro
An end to two decades of uncertainty for the Elsani family and over 1,000 others in Montenegro
Kenya’s Makonde people finally obtain papers
Kenya’s Makonde are granted citizenship after years of statelessness
I am Here, I Belong
UNHCR report on the urgent need to end childhood statelessness.
The lost children of Côte d’Ivoire
This is the story of three children who have grown up in Côte d’Ivoire without a nationality because one of both of their parents abandoned them.
Thousands of stateless people given nationality in Thailand
The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed an announcement by the Royal Thai Government that more than 18,000 stateless people have been granted nationality in Thailand in the last three years.