Media Impact of the Campaign On 25 February, West Africa celebrated the third anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the eradication of statelessness. University Conferences on statelessness and activities with children took place in Guinea Bissau, and an informative documentary on statelessness was broadcast on national television in Togo. Artists from Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, Ghana and Senegal lent their voices to produce short video messages in order to raise awareness on the causes and consequences of statelessness, and to mobilize governments and civil society. The activities related to the anniversary received wide media coverage. In Côte d’Ivoire, UNHCR and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a ceremony to announce the winners of a Journalism Competition on statelessness launched in November 2017. An award ceremony honoring the three winning productions was held on 25 February to coincide with the third anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration. The Minister of Justice and Human Rights together with UNHCR released a joint public statement on the progress achieved in Côte d’Ivoire towards the eradication of statelessness by 2024. Children who participated in the painting activities organized to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration in Bissau, GuineaBissau ©UNHCR/Benvido dos Santos 6