I hope one day to become a teacher” “I will now be able to go to school! Juliette is proud to show off her new birth certificate – the document which will now allow her to go to school and pursue her dreams. The ten year old is one of 1,730 people to receive...
countries reducing statelessness Italy joins top league of Italy has joined the group of countries that have acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Welcoming this announcement, UNHCR’s Representative in Southern Europe, Laurens Jolles,...
Birth certificates to prevent statelessness When baby Idrees’ house was destroyed in Syria, his family lost everything except for what was kept inside his grandmother’s purse. His family was forced to flee to neighbouring Jordan, where they now live in Zaatari refugee...
"I feel like I am not a human being. I feel empty." “I feel like I am apart from other people. Like I am not a human being. I feel empty. I feel alone. Without papers, you are nothing in the world.” Clémentine is 21 and stateless in Côte d’Ivoire. Because of this she...
We are also human beings." "Try to understand our lives. Kavita, 22, is from Malaysia and wants to be an art teacher. She has been offered jobs at schools but cannot take them because she is stateless. She was born in Malaysia and has lived there all of her life. For...
"The one thing I need to achieve my dream is citizenship" Jirair wants to be a professional athlete in Georgia. But when his team travel to compete, he stays behind to train by himself. Why? Because he is stateless. We believe Jirair and all other stateless people...
