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Young people ready to build their lives. .
We met these stateless Roma at a workshop we held in Skopje, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. .
The origins of the Romani people can be traced back to northern India, from where they migrated between the 13th and 15th centuries to Europe. In the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the statelessness of the Roma and other ethnic minorities is linked, in part, to the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Those who were legally residing in its territory at the time of the dissolution could acquire the nationality of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, by applying for naturalization within one year.
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Many missed this short window of opportunity, largely due to lack of awareness, often remaining unaware of the fact that they were not citizens of the State in which they continued to live. With an ID for foreigners, no one wants to employ you. We are reduced to poverty.
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Across the world today, more than ten million people are told they don t belong ANYWHERE. They are called stateless . They are denied a nationality. And with it, they are denied their basic rights. Statelessness can mean a life without education, without medical care, or legal employment. It can mean a life without the ability to move freely, without prospects, or hope. Statelessness is inhumane.
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Everyone should be able to say IBelong . This week marks the third anniversary of UNHCR s I Belong campaign to End Statelessness. On Friday November 3rd, we launched a new report: This is Our Home : Stateless Minorities and their Search for Citizenship. Google ibelong to learn more.
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UNHCR/Roger Arnold #ibelong #statelessness #stateless #citizen #nationality #belonging
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