From statelessness to citizenship.
From invisibility to visibility.@MahaMamo joined Cate Blanchett on stage at @UNGeneva to tell the story of her journey. A journey from life in the shadows to feeling like she truly belongs. pic.twitter.com/O0PVEH5XfZ

— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) October 8, 2019

“This single paper that you took for granted is my life.”

In this conversation with our Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, advocate @MahaMamo reflects on her journey from being stateless to finally having a nationality and getting an opportunity to say #IBelong. pic.twitter.com/VFqo15hCYM

— UNHCR United States (@UNHCRUSA) October 13, 2019

Where do those people go who don't belong anywhere?

Who are stateless?

Our Goodwill Ambassador recalls her conversations with stateless people: "They feel invisible, they're a human void like this empty chair". #EndStatelessness pic.twitter.com/dkd14QCvUX

— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) October 16, 2019

#UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador #CateBlanchett participating in @Refugees #ExCom. What songs make you feel like “I belong”? Listen to songs selected by Cate Blanchett & Andrew Upton for the #IBelong campaign at https://t.co/1CR4JvRQxU It’s time to #EndStatelessness pic.twitter.com/3NbURXw5vj

— Sweden in Geneva (@SwedenGeneva) October 7, 2019

"Statelessness is a man-made problem. It is solvable. States have the power to do it," — Cate Blanchett, @Refugees Goodwill Ambassador.

"We need to speak about #statelessness and continuously raise awareness," – @MahaMamo, formerly a stateless person & an activist. #IBelong pic.twitter.com/IbuYZIPgsp

— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) October 8, 2019

Unseen. ?
Unheard. ??
Unstoppable. ?@MahaMamo was stateless for almost three decades. She felt like she didn't belong anywhere. But she never gave up. We can make that better future for millions. We can #EndStatelessness. pic.twitter.com/lAAXbGgxJD

— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) October 9, 2019

The difference between…
home and homeless?
school and the street?
sick and treated?
life and death?

It’s a passport.

A year after receiving one along with her citizenship, @MahaMamo showed off her passport with our Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett . pic.twitter.com/sSUCkUye7t

— UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) October 9, 2019

And this happened !! Brief meeting with #CateBlanchett and @MahaMamo to discuss the importance of raising awareness about #Statelessness , a forgotten and overlooked issue affecting millions of people worldwide. @BROT_furdiewelt @Oikoumene @WCC_IA #IBelong pic.twitter.com/KwMFVYfOS0

— Segma Asfaw (@SegmaAsfaw) October 7, 2019

“Now I am being treated more as a human being. Now that I have a nationality, I can achieve my dreams.” Maha Mamo is a former stateless person, now a Brazilian activist and a symbol of #hope for #stateless people around the world. #IBelong pic.twitter.com/UEkVGpxUOW

— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) October 7, 2019

#UNHCR honored to be joined and supported by ?@AminaJMohammed? and our Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett to open annual meeting and shine a spotlight on the #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness

?@RefugeesChief? pic.twitter.com/h9IZGMQ1S4

— Kelly T. Clements (@KellyTClements) October 7, 2019

@oscehcnm @lamzannier and UNHCR Goodwill Amb #cateblanchett before the high-level statelessness conference #IBelong pic.twitter.com/BEHCsEIl3W

— William Romans (@RomansWilliam) October 7, 2019