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…
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UNICEF unveils guide for design of DPI systems that work better for children
Sometimes, countries design digital public infrastructure (DPI) systems that either harm or totally exclude children from enjoying some of their…
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…
UNICEF in search of firm to co-design youth digital credentialing system
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), under its Generation Unlimited (GenU) initiative, is looking for a company to create and…
Somalia rolls out digital CRVS system on foundations laid with UNICEF support
The government of Somalia has announced the launch of a system that will allow civil status events like births, deaths…
Zimbabwe looks forward to digital ID rollout after population registry reform
A plan to issue national digital IDs in Zimbabwe is said to be imminent after the government concluded a comprehensive…
Zambia says using multiple strategies to meet 50 percent birth registration goal by 2026
Zambia is currently at a point of transition where it is moving from extremely limited birth registration to universal registration…
Guinea-Bissau deploys efforts to digitize birth registration, national ID systems
Considerable efforts are underway to ensure the complete digitization, integration and modernization of the civil registration and national ID systems…
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…
UNICEF partners with Japan to handout identity bracelets to Gazan children
UNICEF is partnering with the government of Japan to distribute identity bracelets to children in Gaza. The United Nations reports…
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