We have five years left to bring an end to statelessness, how will UNHCR move forward with the #IBelong Campaign to achieve this goal by 2024? statelessness. There were inspiring examples of States working to identify stateless people, undertaking relevant law reforms to prevent and reduce statelessness and granting nationality to those in situations of protracted situations of statelessness.. The many concrete and time-bound pledges that States made at the High-Level Segment will propel the second half of the #IBelong Campaign. The pledges will feed into the outcome document of the Global Refugee Forum and will be tracked and followed up through the mechanisms associated with it. UNHCR has a strong commitment over the next five years to support the work of States in implementing them. Each of our Regional Bureaux will now conduct an analysis of the pledges made in the respective regions, so it is clear what needs to be done to support the implementation of these pledges. While I am convinced that these new commitments will give strong impetus to the Campaign, an initial assessment tells us that even more needs to be done in order to meet its ambitious goals. And we should not limit our efforts to implementation of these pledges; we need to go even further. The High-Level Segment also generated important visibility for this relatively little-known issue, which affects the lives of so many and in fact, renders them invisible. I was encouraged by the high level of media attention that the event and the Nansen Award Event attracted. Cate Blanchett’s participation, and that of other high-profile individuals, as well as Maha Mamo, a formerly stateless person, were particularly valuable. As recently as five years ago, public awareness of statelessness and the harm it causes was still negligible. That is changing, and today the interest in ending statelessness entirely has never been higher. At the same time, we need to keep in mind that success is far from assured: we are observing damaging forms of nationalism and rejection of diversity which risk putting progress into reverse. This is why a redoubling of efforts has become crucially needed. For those States that have not made pledges, I hope that the event has inspired them to take action. Mobilizing governments and civil society Preparatory meetings ahead of the High-Level Segment on Statelessness were organized in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and in Southern Africa. On 4 July the Kingdom of Morocco hosted a preparatory meeting for the MENA region which was attended by 27 government officials from 11 countries, as well as representatives from the League of Arab States, the African Union, and UNHCR. The meeting served to encourage a coordinated regional approach and dialogue on best practices in addressing statelessness. It also created an opportunity for States to consider country-level achievements and pledges to be showcased at the High-Level Segment. On 30 August, UNHCR convened a preparatory meeting for Southern Africa in Pretoria, South Africa. The event brought together government focal points on statelessness from ten States who discussed pledges and achievements to be presented at the High-Level Segment on Statelessness. To move towards a coordinated national approach in addressing statelessness, a number of States developed National Action Plans to End Statelessness. On 10 September, the Council of Ministers of Niger adopted the National Action Plan to Eradicate Statelessness. From 21 to 25 October, the Government of Eswatini adopted a National Action Plan and started its implementation with a round of training sessions with members of Parliament and traditional leaders. On 19 September, a National Action plan was adopted by the Central African Republic after a National Committee for 4