Campaign Publicity
Many events took place around the globe to
commemorate the fourth anniversary of the #IBelong
Campaign, including the following:
In Kenya, UNHCR held a reception on 28 November
that gathered stateless persons and Government
representatives. The Director of Immigration Services
declared the Government’s commitment to regularizing
the status of the Shona and persons of Burundian
and Rwandan descent and announced the creation
of a taskforce to this end. The National Bureau of
Statistics announced that it would gather official data on
statelessness as part of Kenya’s population and housing
census which is scheduled for August 2019.
In Chad, UNHCR and the Ministry of Territorial
Administration, Local Governance and Public Security,
held an event in the Lake Chad region to shed light on
the situation of undocumented populations in the area.
An exhibition on statelessness and nationality was also
launched in the Lake region.
In Kazakhstan, a press briefing marking the anniversary
was held on 13 November, raising awareness on
statelessness issues and encouraging the Government,
civil society and other stakeholders to join efforts in the
prevention and reduction of statelessness.
In Niamey, Niger, UNHCR organized a sensitization
campaign on 22 and 23 November to promote birth
registration and documentation to celebrate the the
#IBelong Campaign anniversary.
Sensitisation campaign on birth registration and documentation in Niamey, Niger ©UNHCR/B. Siddo
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