In Côte d’Ivoire, UNHCR and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights released a press statement in the newspaper “Fraternité Matin” titled “Everyone has the right to a nationality” in commemoration of the 8th anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on 25 February. The article highlights achievements since the launch of the #IBelong Campaign to eradicate statelessness and outlines the remaining actions to be taken in the next two years. One of the actions mentioned is the renewal of a special law for the acquisition of nationality by declaration, which aims to address the situation of individuals of migratory descent who are the largest group of individuals with undetermined nationality in the country. The special Law will also include stateless persons recognized through the established statelessness determination procedure. The Country Representative of UNHCR Liberia and the Executive Director of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission participated in a live talk show on 18 February hosted by the ECOWAS Radio to discuss statelessness issues, the #IBelong Campaign and its objectives. UNHCR in the Philippines posted a human interest story of a volunteer who is helping fellow Sama Bajau community members, a minority group at risk of statelessness, in getting their births registered. Upcoming events On 27-29 July, in Nizhniy Novgorod, the Russian Federation UNHCR, the Centre for the Development of Legal Clinics and the Higher School of Economics in Nizhniy Novgorod will organize a Summer School for Legal Clinics on Statelessness. The summer school will enhance the students’ knowledge and legal skills on statelessness, to allow them to provide legal assistance to stateless people. Campaign Resources Want to support the Campaign? Take a look at our #IBelong website and post a digital banner on your website, mobilize your social media contacts by sharing one of our posts, download and post our Twitter cards or embed a short video that explains statelessness. Videos, photo essays and web stories can be found on our #IBelong stories page. Legal resources are available on Refworld. unhcr.org/ibelong UNHCR > The Campaign to End Statelessness | January – March 2023 Update 9