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…
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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…
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…
UN’s 50-in-5 DPI campaign welcomes new members
The UN’s 50-in-5 campaign has signed up 6 new countries to its goal to speed up digital public infrastructure (DPI)…
AI is increasingly part of kids lives, bringing potential benefits, plenty of risk
In the age of AI, a new school year brings new challenges, as students increasingly turn to ChatGPT and other…
UNDP, UNICEF embrace open source for DPI and identity management
Global institutions are increasingly turning to open source to enhance digital public infrastructure, as recent reports and accolades highlight a…
UNICEF suggests issuance of national ID numbers at birth in Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised that one of the ways through which the Nigerian government can have…
PNG eyes 500k birth registrations a year with UNICEF support
Birth registration in Papua New Guinea (PGN) is set to reach a new feat of at least 500,000 enrollments a…
Australia, Nigeria announce moves to ease digital birth registration
Governments in Australia and Nigeria are working on digital birth registration to make it easier for parents to qualify their…
Connecting national ID and health systems can boost civil registration
Experts from development organizations supporting civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) efforts around the world have reiterated the need to…
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