Ivory Coast To Register 3 Million Undocumented Children

Published: 9/Déc/2016
Source: NDTV (India)

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: Ivory Coast’s government on Friday announced a programme to provide birth certificates for three million children left undocumented by years of war, poverty and migration. « The ‘One Child, One Birth Certificate’ project focusses on children — from newborns to age 17 — from the poorest and most disadvantaged communities, » said Madeleine Yao of the NSIA Foundation which is financing the effort.

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Themes: Enregistrement des naissances, Pièces d'identité
Regions: Afrique de l'Ouest, Cote d’Ivoire
Year: 2016