Members of the Reconocido Movement with the Vice Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic, Geo Ripley (left), and UNHCR Chief of Mission at the launch of the book “Somos Quien Somos” during “Drums Dialogue”. © UNHCR/Juan Carlos González international standards pertaining to citizenship and statelessness. The briefing was attended by the UN Resident Coordinator, UNICEF, the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law and the NGO Sana Sezim. On 14 February, in Kenya, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) in collaboration with Haki Centre Organization, Kwale Human Rights Network and UNHCR, organized a meeting in Kwale County, between Members of Parliament who are supporting a petition to recognize the Pemba community and members of the Pemba stateless community. The meeting was an opportunity to provide an update on the status of the petition and the actions that were taken since. On 17 February, in Somalia, the Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, organized a capacity-building workshop on the national legal framework on nationality and statelessness and the Somalia National Action Plan to End Statelessness 2021-2024 for Jubaland officials dealing with citizenship and documentation and representatives from civil society. Participants were able to familiarize themselves with the National Action Plan and the relevant activities to end statelessness in Somalia. From 17 to 19 March, the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic, along with UNHCR and other UN Agencies, organized Drums Dialogue (Diálogo de Tambores), an event to raise awareness of Dominican cultural diversity, highlighting the AfroDominican heritage and promoting the full and equal participation of Afro-descendants in the different segments of society. During the event, the book “Somos quien Somos” (“We are who we are”) was launched, which shares impactful and inspiring life stories of Dominicans of Haitian descent who were affected by the Constitutional Court ruling 168-13 and are still waiting for a solution for their issues related to documentation and access to Dominican nationality. In Greece, in December 2021, the Ministry of Interior and UNHCR organized a joint conference on the legal amendments that were introduced on the acquisition of Greek citizenship through naturalization, including access to naturalization for refugees and stateless persons. Mr. Makis Voridis, Minister of Interior, also announced the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding with UNHCR. UNHCR > The Campaign to End Statelessness | January – March 2022 Update 3