Birth registration

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Every child has a right to be registered.

23/01/2019

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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, yet 166 million children under-five have never been officially recorded

11/12/2019

Elorm, 2 months old, seems to be very happy with her birth registration, in Accra, the capital of Ghana

Press release

EU-UNICEF programme sees birth registration numbers soar

Three-year partnership leads to doubling of birth registration coverage in targeted districts

17/10/2019

Press release

Effective birth registration essential for legal identity for all

Birth registration rates double when linked to health platforms

10/08/2019

A mother and child playing, photographed against the sky

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Discover how UNICEF builds a better future for every child in West and Central Africa.

07/02/2019

Sitan Doumbia, 5, holds up her birth certificate in Baraouéli village, Ségou Region, Mali, Monday 5 February 2018. Parents in the village understand the importance of registering their children at birth thanks to a UNICEF-supported awareness campaign by the local Mama Yeleen, model mothers who are trained in early childhood development (ECD) and good nutritional practices.

Press release

With less than 1 in 2 births registered, innovative approaches can boost birth registration in Africa

10/08/2018

Pupils of Jovia Nursery and Primary School in Kyanangozi village, Kisekka S/C in Lwengo district in posession of birth certificates.

Press release

Crisis of invisibility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Less than 1 in 2 births registered

At current rates 115 million children will be unregistered by 2030

07/12/2017

Mary Nabiryo with her birth notification form at St. JosephÕs Kitovu Hospital in Masaka where she delivered baby Andrew. Andrew was 1 day old at that time. After the form is filled in at the maternity ward, it is forwarded to the hospital medical records officers for inputting in the MVRS system.

Report

A Snapshot of Civil Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa

Birth Registration as a Passport to Protection

05/12/2017

“I know that without this paper, I could not go to school.” Izadine Mahamat, 6.

Photo Essay

Life without a birth certificate in Chad

Every child’s birth certificate is the first passport to life and one of the most important documents a child will ever own.

01/08/2017

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