Media impact of the Campaign
The 5th anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration attracted extensive media attention. A story on statelessness in West Africa was published by the BBC.
A press release was issued by UNHCR, highlighting
progress and challenges in the fight against statelessness in the region. In Côte d’Ivoire, UNHCR and
the Minister of Justice issued a joint declaration on
progress towards eradication of statelessness in
Côte d’Ivoire.
significant media attention. Articles were published
on El Tiempo and El Espectador.
UNHCR made a ‘Teaching About Statelessness’
page available, offering materials on statelessness
aimed at primary and secondary school students.
It contains instruction on statelessness and aims
to create inclusive and safe learning environments
for displaced learners and stateless children, in line
with UNHCR’s Refugee Education 2030 strategy.
The adoption of the Amnesty Law in Tajikistan
legalizing the status of irregularly residing stateless
persons and foreign nationals was broadly covered
by local and international media in December and
January. UNHCR issued a press release and articles appeared in Asia Plus, Ferghana and TajWeek.
In Thailand, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Praya
Lundberg and UNHCR visited stateless communities in Chiang Rai Province, where statelessness
reduction and community sensitization activities
are being implemented by the NGO the Adventist
Development and Relief Agency. The visit was
used for media campaign activities to raise
awareness about statelessness.
The adoption of the new citizenship law in Uzbekistan attracted considerable media coverage.
Besides a UNHCR press release, the International
Observatory on Human Rights and the Uzbekistan
National News Agency called attention this significant step towards resolving statelessness in the
country.
The particular vulnerability of stateless persons
to COVID-19 and emerging good practice by a
number of countries, including Malaysia, has been
in the news recently, with initial stories including a
focus on the importance of equal access to testing
and treatment for stateless persons. This Reuters
piece was picked up by many news organizations.
The important ruling of the Colombian Constitutional Court concerning newborns whose parents hold
humanitarian temporary permits also generated
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Praya Lundberg and UNHCR visited stateless communities in Chiang Rai Province, where statelessness reduction and community sensitization activities are being implemented. © UNHCR
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