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Not having anywhere to call home. Not having any proof you exist.</p> <p>That’s the reality for millions of stateless people worldwide.</p> <p>Actress Cate Blanchett, who has campaigned for years on the issue, has described statelessness as a “heartbreaking” waste of human potential.</p> <p>Trapped in a legal limbo, stateless people are often deprived of the basic rights most of us take for granted such as education, healthcare, housing and jobs.</p> <p>Everyday tasks like getting a SIM card, opening a bank account or getting a driving licence are frequently impossible.</p> <p>Many live on the margins of society, at risk of destitution, exploitation and incarceration.</p> <p>As one stateless person put it, it’s like being ‘a bird that can never land’.</p> <p>The crisis has remained largely invisible for decades, but things are beginning to change.</p> <p>Find out more here.</p></div></div><div class="SeriesHero_hero__content__footer__iELrN"><button><i><img alt="share icon" loading="lazy" width="20" height="20" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" style="color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto" src="/icons/icon-content-header-share-white.svg"/></i><span class="clickableUnderLine">Share</span></button></div></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="OneColumn_wrapper__VfPOk InFocus_inFocusMain___Yg2M"><div class="OneColumn_main__VRwPT undefined"><div class="MainContainer_mainContainer__7WnOi"><div class="MainContainer_innerContainer__V3hox"><div class="InFocusLatest_wrapper__P9bu_"><div class="SectionTitle_wrapper__r9etq"><h2 class=" SectionTitle_title__UxTuq ">Latest</h2></div><div class="InFocusLatest_body__ia20D"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/socioeconomic-inclusion/opinion/there-is-no-justification-for-statelessness-there-are-solutions"><img alt="Stateless Rohingya play caneball in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh April 7, 2019. 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Photo taken June 14, 2023. 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November 18, 2022" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/800w/80q 800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/900w/80q 900w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/1000w/80q 1000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/1200w/80q 1200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/1400w/80q 1400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/1600w/80q 1600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/1800w/80q 1800w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/2000w/80q 2000w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/2200w/80q 2200w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/2400w/80q 2400w" src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f495f1054b681c59f2ee80bc24929272/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Surveillance" href="/surveillance"><span>Surveillance</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/surveillance/they-tried-to-erase-us-rohingya-ids-deny-citizenship">'They tried to erase us': Rohingya IDs deny citizenship</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/socioeconomic-inclusion/ukraines-stateless-trapped-in-warzone-with-no-proof-they-exist"><img alt="Svitlana Honcharova, 31, is pictured in a selfie taken with her sons Miron, 2, and Dmitry, 5, at their home in Sumy, northeast Ukraine, on March 25, 2022. 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Choong Wai Li/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/700w/80q 700w, 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src="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/f69a4cc65614edb113c5bf4d71459049/2400w/80q"/></a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_info__Qzoom"><a tabindex="0" class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Socioeconomic Inclusion" href="/socioeconomic-inclusion"><span>Socioeconomic Inclusion</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/socioeconomic-inclusion/malaysian-mothers-fight-sexist-citizenship-law">Malaysian mothers fight government over 'sexist' citizenship law</a></div></div><div class="InFocusLatestItem_wrapper__UwsPx"><div class="InFocusLatestItem_image__Ztlqu"><div class="imageContainer ImageContainer_imageContainer__MSr4b " style="aspect-ratio:100 / 58"><a class="LinkWrapper_linkWrapper__DpMdK undefined" tabindex="-1" href="/socioeconomic-inclusion/stateless-scientist-sets-sights-on-covid-19-vaccine"><img alt="Scientists in red lad coats and protective masks stand in line in a science lab" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="nextImage ImageContainer_nextImage__4SuKE" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent" sizes=" (max-width: 640px) 25vw, (max-width: 900px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 50vw, 350px " srcSet="https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/128w/80q 128w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/256w/80q 256w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/384w/80q 384w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/400w/80q 400w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/500w/80q 500w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/600w/80q 600w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/700w/80q 700w, https://ddc514qh7t05d.cloudfront.net/dA/49aabca73d65ff80e1ad1f1cd7920f34/800w/80q 800w, 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class="LabelText_labelText__z7Rjj clickableUnderLine" aria-label="Socioeconomic Inclusion" href="/socioeconomic-inclusion"><span>Socioeconomic Inclusion</span></a><a class="InFocusLatestItem_title__Hw8HH " href="/socioeconomic-inclusion/stateless-scientist-sets-sights-on-covid-19-vaccine">From Syria to COVID-19 frontline, stateless scientist sets sights on vaccine</a></div></div></div><hr class="Divider_divider___wHDg undefined Divider_dark__4K9Vk Divider_fullWidth__mvGKN"/></div><div class="InFocusMoreOn_wrapper__D10cF"><div class="SectionTitle_wrapper__r9etq"><h2 class=" SectionTitle_title__UxTuq ">More In Focus</h2></div><div class="InFocusMoreOn_body__wm5U7"><section class=""><div class="BlueCarousel_newsletter__Ob6Bs row"><div class="col col-24"><div><div class="BlueCarousel_newsletter__main___tdPg"><div class="row"><div class="slick-slider CarouselHWGH_carouselMain__XqP4k carouselMain } slick-initialized" dir="ltr"><button class="slick-arrow slick-prev slick-disabled" 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Not having any proof you exist.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat\u0026rsquo;s the reality for millions of stateless people worldwide.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActress Cate Blanchett, who has campaigned for years on the issue, has described statelessness as a \u0026ldquo;heartbreaking\u0026rdquo; waste of human potential.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrapped in a legal limbo, stateless people are often deprived of the basic rights most of us take for granted such as education, healthcare, housing and jobs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryday tasks like getting a SIM card, opening a bank account or getting a driving licence are frequently impossible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany live on the margins of society, at risk of destitution, exploitation and incarceration.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one stateless person put it, it\u0026rsquo;s like being \u0026lsquo;a bird that can never land\u0026rsquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe crisis has remained largely invisible for decades, but things are beginning to change.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more here.\u003c/p\u003e","enhancedSummary":[],"template":"Standard","enhancedCollectionTheme":[]},"pinnedItems":{"items":[],"ids":[]},"initItems":{"items":[{"identifier":"c1dfe498aca0f308c13369a106b706af","headline":"Cate Blanchett, Filippo Grandi: No justification for statelessness","teaser":"Stateless people live in fear of abuse, arrest, and even expulsion from only home they know","homepageHeadline":"Cate Blanchett, Filippo Grandi: No justification for statelessness","homepageTeaser":"\u003cp\u003eImagine discovering one day that your identity has been erased. 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