Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
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PNG launches birth registration legislation in landmark for national ID project
Papua New Guinea is taking a concrete step in making sure every citizen is officially recognized and able to access…
Israel seeks funding for plan to require facial recognition in exchange for food in Gaza
Israel’s cabinet has approved a controversial plan to reorganize and put new limits on the distribution of food aid in…
African civil registration leaders, ACSA point direction for needed acceleration
There are several countries in sub-Saharan Africa on track to meet the civil and birth registration targets of Sustainable Development…
Liberia says national ID system drives digital economy, facilitates service delivery
The Director of Media Relations at Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) says the national ID system is central to the…
Ethiopia streamlines Fayda national ID services with mobile app launch
The National ID Program of Ethiopia (NIDP) has launched the Fayda ID app with the aim of streamlining national ID…
Internal govt coordination can help meet birth registration target in Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where the biggest improvements must be made to meet the UN’s birth registration goals, but…
Identification for development: A Who’s Who
Identification for development, sometimes styled as “ID4D,” is a global initiative that seeks to provide legal identity for the 850…
Japanese govtech startup raises 600 million yen (US$4M) in funding
A release from the Tokyo-based digital ID firm Cross ID says it has raised a total of approximately 600 million…
Sierra Leone consults to amend civil registration legislation
The National Civil Registration Authority of Sierra Leone (NCRA) is reviewing its current civil registration law to identify gaps that…
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