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12 October 2022

Child Protection

We work to make sure every child can realize their right to grow up in a safe environment, protected from violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect.

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Civil registration

Across the region, UNICEF is working to ensure that by 2030, all births that happen within a country are registered.

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Art brings children into safe spaces and closer to critical services in Bangladesh

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UNICEF and ESCAP convene experts from South Asia to boost birth registration for children

More than 1 in 4 children under 5 years is unregistered in South Asia, according to latest data

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16 November 2021

A statistical profile of birth registration in Asia and the

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A STATISTICAL PROFILE OF BIRTH REGISTRATION IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (PDF, 14 MB)

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Collaborating across South Asia to improve civil...

Highlights from the 2nd CR8 meeting

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Regulations, relationships and the role of ICT

Civil registration is a policy priority for the countries of South Asia. In 2019 civil registration professionals in South Asia...

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A young mother in a sari holds her child and their birth registration report.

13 December 2019

What is birth registration and why does it matter?

Without legal proof of identity, children are left uncounted and invisible.

A newborn rests on its mother's shoulder, who is blurred in the background.

11 December 2019

Birth Registration for Every Child by 2030: Are we on track?

This report presents global and regional estimates of the number of unregistered children. It assesses the amount of effort needed to achieve universal...

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A young mother holds her newborn against her chest.

11 December 2019

Despite significant increase in birth registration, a quarter of the world’s children remain ‘invisible’ – UNICEF

Proportion of registered births increased almost 20 per cent over past decade with important progress in South Asia, yet globally 166 million children under-five have never been officially recorded