Bosnia and Herzegovina Joint Strategy

Go back to the previous page Bosnia and Herzegovina   Operational Context The majority of persons at risk of statelessness in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Roma children. There are approximately 10,000 Roma children living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lack of awareness of...

Serbia Joint Strategy

Go back to the previous page Serbia   Operational Context UNHCR estimates that some 2,000 Roma remain at risk of statelessness in Serbia due to lack of personal documentation, approximately 300 of whom still lack birth registration. Serbia has adopted systemic...

Madagascar Joint Strategy

Go back to the previous page Madagascar   Operational Context The identified causes of statelessness in Madagascar can be divided into the following groups: – Ethnic discrimination faced by communities that have been in the country for several generations, such...
Leymah Gbowee

Leymah Gbowee

“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...