Ruza did, but despite it being legally forbidden, despite the slavery, the persecution, the Holocaust, the ongoing segregation, the forced sterilization experienced by her ancestors, her family, her friends, her neighbours, and those like her who spoke it, she has found ways to transmit it through generations and has contributed to its survival. While we tend to focus primary on situations of conflict or crisis when speaking of these issues, I want to reinforce the importance of equity not only in war, but also during peaceful times because as we know, without justice there is no peace The fact Joyce Eshaquan une femme Atikamek qui est morte dans un hôpital car des infirmières ont refusé des traiter ses douleurs, is a disruption of peace, Story 3 Have you or any members of your family ever had to change their name, to access a passport, or an identification document? If so, I invite to stand up Thank you, you may now be seated Istvan Sajn did. He did so because he was not considered worthy of the right to identity, the right to nationality. A right which is essential to the ability to live in dignity. As attested by the situation of Rohingya, Roma, Karana of Madagascar, Makonde of Kenya, the denial of identity documents leaves millions of people trapped in a vicious cycle of exclusion in every aspect of life, limiting access to work, to housing, to healthcare and furthering poverty. There are 4,2 million stateless people today. more than 75% of the world’s known stateless populations belong to minority groups. That is why nearly half a century ago, Istvan changed his last name to Savic and this how I am able to stand before you today. Conclusion 1) In asking you to stand with me today, I noticed 3 things. The people in this room who stood up, come from different countries, belong to diverse minorities, but all share a common experience, an experience rooted in perceived otherness. This leads me to my first recommendation; For no one to be left behind, we have to stand together not only in this forum, but outside of it. To members of civil society, your struggles are common and the solutions to address them are more common than we think. We need to shift from competition to solidarity.