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As we approach the eight-year mark in UNHCR’s decade-long commitment to advance the rights of stateless persons, known as the #Ibelong campaign,Footnote1 there is much to celebrate. Statelessness is firmly on the agenda in conversations about forced migration, national security, human development, and the fight to end systemic discrimination. Significant challenges remain, as millions of people are still forced to endure statelessness and some governments continue to persecute stateless populations while denying the fundamental human right to a nationality. But awareness of the problem of statelessness has arguably never been so widespread, while civil society organisations that directly incorporate the voices and experiences of stateless persons surge,Footnote2 and think tanks and academic programs flourish.Footnote3 High quality scholarship on statelessness has increased exponentially,Footnote4 and Dr. Mira Siegelberg has made a tremendously important contribution to this growing body of work with Statelessness: A Modern History.
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