By Lewis S. Teh<\/p>\n
The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has alarmed that a significant number of Liberians are without birth certificates.<\/p>\n
At an official program in observance of the World Day Against Statelessness held in Monrovia on 7 November 2022, LRRRC Executive Director Rev. Festus Logan said this poses a serious threat to those in this category becoming stateless citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a good number of our citizens, some even in government, who do not have a birth certificate and they are at risk of being stateless,\u201d said Rev. Logan.<\/p>\n
The occasion was held under the theme: \u2018Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rev. Logan said he is grateful to President George Manneh Weah who ensured that the Alien and Nationality Law was passed and signed into law.<\/p>\n
He said before the passage of that law, many citizens were victims of being stateless.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of us were born in the house and our parents didn\u2019t make it their responsibility to go to the hospital to obtain a birth certificate,\u201d said Rev. Logan.<\/p>\n
\u201cListen, when you do not have a birth certificate, you are at risk of being stateless,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n