Background Birth registration establishes the existence of a child under law and provides
the foundation for ensuring many of his/her rights. Despite its significance, a continuous …

Background Birth registration is the official and permanent recording of a child's birth within
a civil registry, according to the legal requirements of a country. Although the Sustainable …

Background Identity registration is not only a matter of human rights but it also serves as an
important instrument for planning about health, education and overall development. This …

Background Birth registration is a crucial aspect of ensuring that children have access to
their rights and benefits, including health care, education, and citizenship. In sub-Saharan …

Background The birth of a child is a vital event that needs to be registered but this is not
always the case as an estimated 40 million births go unregistered annually. Birth registration …

BACKGROUND Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which
identifies birth registration as a child's right. However, it is unclear how much progress has …

Background: In Uganda, only about one-third (32%) of children under age 5 have their births
registered with the civil authority. There is limited information on factors linked to birth …

Background It is a recognized child right to acquire a name and a nationality, and birth
registration may be necessary to allow access to services, but the level of birth registration is …

Objectives To analyze the role of both demand-and supply-side factors affecting birth
registrations in East and Southern Africa by combining information on children, mothers, and …

Background Birth registration marks a child's right to identity and is the first step to
establishing citizenship and access to services. At the population level, birth registration …