Ending Statelessness The United Nations General Assembly has mandated the UNHCR to support states in their responsibilities to identify and protect stateless persons, and to prevent and resolve situations of statelessness. In 2014, the UNHCR launched a global campaign to end statelessness by 2024 known as the #IBelong Campaign. To this end, the UNHCR has also established the Global Action Plan to End Statelessness: 2014 – 2024, which is a guiding framework comprising 10 Actions to be undertaken by Governments, with the support of UNHCR and other stakeholders to: resolve existing major situations of statelessness; prevent new cases of statelessness from emerging; and better identify and protect stateless persons. 2024