“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...
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...
