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 10

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