The Nepali NGO Forum for Women Law and
Development, together with ‘Network of Persons
Affected by Citizenship’, organized a photo exhibition
in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 4 to 7 February called
“My Womb, Whose Child”. The exhibition showcases
photos and stories of 52 persons who have not
been able to obtain citizenship. The photo exhibition
was organized as part of an advocacy effort to
bring about positive reforms in the Citizenship Act
of Nepal, which is currently under discussion in
parliament.
In the United Kingdom, UNHCR supported a
Nowhere People exhibition on statelessness at the
Migration Museum in London. On 25 March, UNHCR
hosted a ‘Museum Lates’ drinks reception where a
stateless person, as well as the Migration Museum
Curator, the Director of the European Network on
Statelessness, and the UNHCR Representative to
the UK discussed the impact of statelessness on
people in the UK and in the wider world.
A number of events took place in West Africa
to celebrate the 4th anniversary of the Abidjan
Declaration on the Eradication of Statelessness. On
2 March, in Côte d’Ivoire, UNHCR and government
authorities hosted a large event, which included
an information session featuring a puppet show
on statelessness. During the month of February,
UNHCR published a number of short videos on
statelessness on UNHCR Niger’s Twitter profile.
Visitors at the Nowhere People exhibition during the opening reception on 25 March © UNHCR/J. Bulman
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