“Ask the sun why on it´s third planet, the earth, there are human beings that have no soil to grow out of. They are Apatrides, denied of that right from others! Mandated by whom? By you sun?” Maria Eugenia da Silva Neto, joined Angola’s independence...
“Je crois que tout le monde à le droit d’appartenir.” Originaire d’Abidjan, Marguerite Abouet crée en 2005 le personnage d’Aya de Yopougon qui raconte une Afrique loin des clichés de la guerre et de la famine. En 2006, elle est célébrée au Festival international...
“Statelessness is our collective failure. We have a responsibility to ensure human beings receive the protection and benefits that come from the most basic form of social and legal organisation.” The Honourable Louise Arbour held the office of President...
“I believe everyone has the right to nationality and I know Eleanor Roosevelt would agree!” Kathy Calvin is President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation. She is a passionate advocate for multi-sector problem-solving, U.S. leadership on global issues,...
“We need to create a world in which everyone can say #IBelong” Guor escaped civil war in Sudan and was granted refugee status in the USA. In the 2012 Olympics he ran for peace, under the Olympic flag. He didn’t win his race but he won gold for...
