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The Archbishop of Johannesburg has reiterated the Church’s commitment to responding to statelessness in the Southern Africa Region. In Southern Africa, many poor and marginalised children are exposed to statelessness due to a lack of birth certificates, legal identity and nationality. Many of those who are born in rural and remote areas face the threat of child labour, forced marriages, and human trafficking. They are often also deprived of education, social and health services.
According to a report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2022, an estimated 19 million children under the age of 5 are without a birth certificate in Southern Africa. It is against this backdrop that multi-religious leaders, diplomats and civil society organisations from the region met on 13 June in Johannesburg, South Africa.Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, OMI, of Johannesburg was present at the conference.
Archbishop Tlhagale added that the purpose of the conference was mainly to mobilise religious leaders and organisations, as well as other stakeholders, in the global strategic objective to accelerate efforts towards the eradication of statelessness. The conference was also aimed at integrating the voices of stateless persons in a broader platform where they are central to the dialogue and solutions.
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