Author Archives for Djibril Balde
November 3, 2017 1:15 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ariat Ochocka Odulla cradles her 18-day-old baby, Angakuny in her arms. Too young to understand what life has in store for him, he is one of the first refugees in Ethiopia’s long history of hosting refugees […]
November 2, 2017 1:44 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
L’activité qui va durer deux jours a lieu dans le cadre du troisième anniversaire de la campagne décennale pour l’éradication de l’apatridie et a pour objectif de faciliter la compréhension des questions y relatives. Elle vise également à mettre en […]
October 31, 2017 12:31 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
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 Djibril Balde
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 Djibril Balde
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 27, 2017 11:08 am
Published by Djibril Balde
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 Djibril Balde
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 Djibril Balde
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 […]
October 26, 2017 9:05 am
Published by Djibril Balde
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 […]
October 24, 2017 12:14 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
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 […]
October 23, 2017 12:46 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
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 […]
October 22, 2017 12:59 pm
Published by Djibril Balde
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 […]