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…
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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…
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…
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)…
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