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With no ID card in Jerusalem, 26-year-old says “I lost my right to live a normal life”

Twenty-six-year-old Samyah* has no ID card—not Palestinian or Israeli. Born in the West Bank, she once had a Jerusalem ID card after her father but it was revoked. She found out about the revocation when she was 16 and thought had the opportunity to travel with her school to Switzerland. She could not travel. Since then, Samyah and her family have been struggling to regain her Jerusalem ID card.

14 December 2022

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Every person has the right to say #IBELONG Today millions of people around the world are denied a nationality. They often aren’t allowed to go to school, see a doctor, get a job, open a bank account, buy a house or even get married. The #IBelong Campaign aims to end statelessness in ten years.

WCC webcast will mark 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness

04 November 2022

An upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) webcast, scheduled for 4 November, will mark the 8th anniversary of #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness.

https://www.oikoumene.org/livestream

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Ecumenical Centre chapel, stained glass, Photo: Nikos Kosmidis/WCC

Webinar explores links between racism, nationality and statelessness

On 24 March, the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC) hosted a webinar conversation which tried to answer the following question: “Statelessness, A Product of Racialized Nationality?”

01 April 2022

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UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett during a UNHCR high level segment on statelessness, October 2019, Photo: Samuel Mungure/WCC

WCC Webinar: “Statelessness, A Product of Racialized Nationality?”

24 March 2022

A webinar entitled ““Statelessness, A Product of Racialized Nationality?” on 24 March will explore the intersectionality between statelessness and racial discrimination.

Online - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zq7lb0rFQlq_mgwb45fEyQ

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Webinar “Realizing Equal Nationality Rights for All”

04 November 2021

A webinar on 4 November, “Realizing Equal Nationality Rights for All,” will consider that an estimated 15 million people worldwide are stateless—having no country that considers them to be a national by operation of law.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FNyMmKC3TW6SNfCouZDhuw

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Webinar: "Covid-19 vaccination: how churches can ensure that stateless people are not left behind"

15 March 2021

A 15 March webinar will explore how churches can help ensure stateless people are not left behind in national COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

https://www.oikoumene.org/live

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Webinar - “People on the Move: Solidarity and Advocacy”

12 November 2020

A 12 November webinar entitled “People on the Move: Solidarity and Advocacy” will highlight the experiences and often untold stories of refugees, stateless persons, seasonal and migrant workers, and undocumented persons, with a particular focus on ways they have been affected by COVID-19.

https://www.oikoumene.org/live