Birth registration progresses globally but big gaps remain in Sub Saharan Africa: UNICEF
About 8 in 10 children globally below the age of five have had a birth registration around the world in…
legal identity
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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…
60-day deadline for child residence registration in Vietnam
A decree issued by Vietnam late last month requires newborns to be registered for a residence certificate within a period…
Centralized identity systems vs. decentralized identity systems
Legal and digital identity systems are organized in centralized or decentralized architectures. To appreciate the difference between these two types…
Malawi unveils measures to expedite ID issuance for biometric voter registration
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau (NRB) says it is fully complying with a High Court ruling of October 25 which directed…
Cameroon introduces draft laws on civil registration reform, data protection
The government of Cameroon has brought two bills to parliament which are vital for the country’s digital transformation journey. They…
NIDP leads efforts to improve govt service delivery, realize Digital Ethiopia 2025
The Ethiopia ID Program (NIDP) and four other government institutions have formed a collaborative force to facilitate access to integrated…
ID programs in Niger, Nigeria, Togo to improve wellbeing of vulnerable children
Different programs to issue digital ID and birth certificates to underprivileged children in a Nigerian state and a region of…
Philippines postal service introduces ID card for KYC
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has launched a postal identity card that will help citizens confirm their identities and addresses….
Namibia pushes for inclusive digital identity systems through legal identity governance
Namibia is advancing digital inclusion by working closely with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish legal identity systems,…
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