Digital reforms, incentives drive birth registration gains in Tajikistan, Philippines and Uganda
There is progress in global efforts to reduce the phenomenon of invisibility as countries march towards the target of SDG…
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Kenya rolls out digital birth notification system tied to national ID reforms
Kenya is rolling out a digital birth notification system designed to automatically connect hospitals with the country’s civil registration and…
Cabo Verde’s CRVS-ID reforms drive near-universal birth registration
Cabo Verde has increased birth registration to 99 percent within five years after linking its civil registration and national identity…
ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons
African governments must accelerate efforts to provide legal and digital identity to refugees and stateless populations, according to speakers at…
Digital ID systems fail migrants due to policy gaps, Caribou finds
A new report by research organization Caribou has warned that digital ID systems around the world have continued to deepen…
Gender gaps threaten progress on global legal identity goals, Vital Strategies CEO warns
As countries work toward universal legal identity under SDG 16.9, greater focus on gender inclusion is needed to ensure women and…
Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
By Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon of Vital Strategies Governments around the world are pouring resources into digital health and…
Sierra Leone’s ‘brokers of citizenship’ recognized in digital identification project
The promise of national digital identity systems is the tantalizing dream of direct connection between people, official identities and public…
Liberia govt agencies agree on framework for refugee biometric ID
The Liberian government has laid the groundwork for the issuance of residence permits to forcibly displaced persons from Cote d’Ivoire…
Lesotho, UNICEF partner to develop MOSIP-based integrated national ID
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will support the government of Lesotho in the development of an integrated national digital…
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