Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
November 1, 2017 5:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Action 7 of the Global Action Plan calls on States to ‘ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness’, as birth certificates provide key information that assists children to confirm or acquire nationality. The links between birth registration and the […]
November 1, 2017 3:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Maria Amakali Windhoek-The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has revealed that more Namibians are entering into marriage with foreign nationals. The ministry recorded a total of 6,512 marriages from 2016 to 2017 and of that number 440 were of […]
November 1, 2017 12:17 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Zahra Albarazi This report will introduce some of the most fundamental concepts, trends and challenges with regard to nationality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has always had a complicated relationship with the notion of […]
November 1, 2017 10:44 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
In a first for the region, government representatives and civil society leaders from across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region call for nationality law reforms to end discrimination against women, following a regional convening at the League of Arab States. […]
November 1, 2017 8:50 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Sumaya Almajdoub Sudan shows how granting more freedoms for refugees to legally live, study and work can yield great results in country with its own troubled past. Syrians have found refuge in an unexpected place — the Republic of […]
October 31, 2017 12:31 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Bolgatanga, Oct 31, GNA – World Vision Ghana (WVG) has underscored the need for the Government of Ghana and the International Community to initiate pragmatic policies and programmes geared towards ensuring universal free birth registration. The National Director of WVG, […]
October 31, 2017 11:40 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
L’inscription des enfants à l’état civil est un véritable casse-tête à Gossas, terroir du Premier ministre, dans la région de Fatick, le fief politique du chef de l’État. D’après L’AS, 10 mille élèves de ce département ne disposent pas d’extrait […]
October 30, 2017 4:32 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By: Menna Omar – Hassan Mosad In its meeting on September 20, 2017,[1] Egypt’s Cabinet approved a bill to amend some provisions of the country’s nationality law.[2] The proposal’s aim seems to be to increase the Cabinet’s power to revoke […]
October 30, 2017 8:45 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Monrovia, Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has formally launched the National Biometric Identification Registry; describing the launch as a significant accomplishment of the Government of Liberia. “This occasion marks a significant accomplishment of the Government of the Republic of Liberia,” […]
October 27, 2017 11:08 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
World Vision International in Ghana (WVG), in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF), has refurbished the Upper East Regional Births and Deaths Registry, with automated equipment and office furniture to attain full registration coverage of infants. Read more
October 27, 2017 11:01 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the launch of civil registration for refugees in Ethiopia. Starting today, all refugees in the country will be able to register their vital life events, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, directly with national […]
October 26, 2017 12:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Abidjan, 26 oct (AIP) – Le Mouvement ivoirien des droits humains (MIDH) a mené, d’août à octobre, une campagne sur la reconduction de la loi spéciale n°2013-653 du 13 septembre 2013 portant dispositions particulières en matière d’acquisition de la nationalité […]
