In a breakthrough in the global fight against statelessness, the Kyrgyz Republic has become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years working with the UNHCR as part of the #IBELONG campaign.

In a ceremony on July 4th in the capital, Bishkek, 50 previously stateless people, including 15 children, were issued with birth certificates and passports, making them citizens. They are the last known stateless people in Kyrgyzstan and will now have the same rights as any other citizen.

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