 I was born in Geneva Chem without nationality because both of my parents were stateless, socially, culturally and economically, subject to marginalization and exclusions. Statelessness is a human rights issue, but it's first and foremost a minority issue. To be stateless is to be the private access to many human rights, including in many cases, access to justice. The right to a nationality is so fundamental that it is specifically included in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the majestic words of the Universal Declaration, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Imagine being told you don't belong because of the language you speak, the faith you follow, the customs you practice or the color of your skin. This is the stark reality for more than 75% of the world's known stateless populations. Mainly minorities all over the world face a life of exploitation and violence. And statelessness is a profound violation of human rights. It has dramatic consequences for a person's ability to carry out their daily life from enrolling in school and getting married, to owning property and enjoying freedom of movement. Statelessness can result in lifetimes of discrimination, marginalization, exploitation and despair. It can make people feel like their very existence is a crime. There needs to be more attention to the dire consequences of statelessness. The promotion and protection of the human rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities is at the heart of what needs to be tackled in order to effectively address and prevent statelessness. Discrimination, which can be the root cause of their statelessness, also pervades their everyday lives, leading to lifelong exclusion from enjoyment of even the most basic human rights. The need to address this discrimination and to end statelessness could not be more urgent. To uphold this equality, state must comply with international human rights in ensuring everyone without discrimination enjoys the right to a nationality. United Nations aims to end statelessness by 2024 and I call on everyone to support the I belong campaign. We believe we have to fight, we have to raise the voice for the stateless people in the world and I trust one day we will see the world where the free office statelessness.