Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Ghana: World Vision refurbishes birth and death registry in Upper East

October 27, 2017 11:08 am Published by Comments Off on Ghana: World Vision refurbishes birth and death registry in Upper East

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


In a historic first, Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees

October 27, 2017 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on In a historic first, Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees

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 […]


Côte d’Ivoire / Plaidoyer pour la reconduction de la loi spéciale sur la nationalité par déclaration

October 26, 2017 12:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire / Plaidoyer pour la reconduction de la loi spéciale sur la nationalité par déclaration

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 […]


Côte d’Ivoire / Plaidoyer pour la reconduction de la loi spéciale sur la nationalité par déclaration

October 26, 2017 9:05 am Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire / Plaidoyer pour la reconduction de la loi spéciale sur la nationalité par déclaration

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 […]


Denial and Denigration: How Racism Feeds Statelessness

October 24, 2017 6:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Denial and Denigration: How Racism Feeds Statelessness

Minorities and indigenous peoples are especially vulnerable to statelessness. Through research, films, photos and case studies, this website explores how statelessness is often an outcome of discrimination and racism. Author: Bronwen Manby. Link to web resource: http://stories.minorityrights.org/statelessness/home/


Minority Stories: Statelessness: Sub-Saharan Africa

October 24, 2017 1:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Minority Stories: Statelessness: Sub-Saharan Africa

The communities within Africa most at risk of statelessness are similar to those in other continents: the descendants of people who migrated to the country before independence; ethnic groups whose pre-colonial boundaries cross modern borders, including the many millions of […]


Côte d’Ivoire : 500.000 écoliers n’ont pas d’acte de naissance

October 24, 2017 12:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire : 500.000 écoliers n’ont pas d’acte de naissance

En Côte d’Ivoire, quelque 500.000 enfants fréquentant l’école primaire n’ont pas d’acte de naissance, selon l’UNICEF qui s’engage à fournir ce document administratif à 80% de ces enfants pour leur assurer une identité juridique. “Chaque enfant qui naît doit être […]


Zimbabwe : Father of eleven children in battle for birth certificate

October 23, 2017 12:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe : Father of eleven children in battle for birth certificate

A 53-year-old man is struggling to get birth certificates for his 11 children who cannot access any official service in the country as they do not have identity particulars. Their mother who also did not have a birth certificate or […]


Tanzania: To get more out of aid and investment, developing countries need to focus on data collection

October 22, 2017 12:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: To get more out of aid and investment, developing countries need to focus on data collection

Back in 2013, Tanzania’s health authorities trialled a program that allowed parents to register to receive birth certificates for newborns via their mobile phones. The program, ramped up earlier this year, established a simple process whereby health workers send an SMS with a […]


Comores: le président Azali auditionné dans le scandale des citoyennetés vendues

October 21, 2017 1:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Comores: le président Azali auditionné dans le scandale des citoyennetés vendues

Le président de la République des Comores, Azali Assoumani, vient d’être auditionné par la commission parlementaire chargée de faire toute la lumière sur le programme dit de citoyenneté économique. Un programme censé favoriser l’investissement qui a permis à un nombre […]


ECOWAS: Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action

October 20, 2017 5:41 pm Published by Comments Off on ECOWAS: Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action

Documents adopted by a meeting of representatives of ECOWAS member states, 17-20 October, 2017, Saly, Senegal Terms of Reference for the Government Focal Points; ENG-ToRs FR_ToRs POR-ToRs Guidelines to Draft, Adopt and  Monitor the Implementation of the National Action Plans […]


Are there durable solutions for Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children in South Africa?

October 20, 2017 9:04 am Published by Comments Off on Are there durable solutions for Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children in South Africa?

This World Statistics Day, we look at new statistical research on a population for which no data exists: Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children in South Africa. World Statistics Day emphasises the critical role of high-quality statistics in informed policy decision-making […]