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SDG 16.9

UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all people worldwide, including birth registration, by 2030.

 

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…

 

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…

 

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…

 

Kenya streamlines access to legal and digital identity

There’s approbation in some quarters in Kenya following the assent by President William Ruto to a draft legislation that will…

 

Co-Develop sets sight on new DPI milestones with DPGA affiliation

Nonprofit fund, Co-Develop, has announced its membership of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), saying it will use the platform…

 

UNHCR lauds role of Fayda digital ID in facilitating life for Ethiopia refugees

Thanks to the Fayda digital ID, access to services for refugees hosted by Ethiopia has become much easier, a development…

 

DCI launches digital identity interoperability standards for social protection

In financial development initiatives, the aim is to ensure benefits reach the right people while reducing duplication and fraud. Authorities…

 

ID4Africa reveals biggest ever Ambassadors Class Amid growing DPI momentum

Identity movement ID4Africa has published its largest ever Ambassadors Class made up of 130 senior officials working to expand the…

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