Media Impact of the
Campaign
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 4 May, the
Comité Technique Interinstutionnel de lutte contre
l’apatridie (CTLA) in partnership with UNHCR, hosted
a Press Lunch on statelessness. The aim of the lunch
was to sensitize media corporations and journalists
on issues of statelessness in the DRC, UNHCR’s
mandate on statelessness, and the role that the
media can play in advocating for the protection of
stateless persons, those at risk, and towards ending
statelessness.
In Iran, statements by a prominent figure from the
judiciary were picked up by local media, referring
to statelessness as harmful, leading to deprivation
of basic rights and criminality, and calling for
coordination between relevant government
departments, including the Ministry of Interior and
the Civil Registration Organization, to resolve some
of the problems in this area.
In South Sudan, UNHCR, ASPIRE and United
Nations Association of South Sudan, organized the
first Model United Nations at the University of
Juba. Students, acting as delegates from various
countries around the globe, were able to talk and
engage on matters related to statelessness and
climate change in the countries they represented.
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
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