Pour certains d’entre nous, avoir un passeport va de soi parce que la nationalité nous a été attribuée à notre naissance sans problème ni procédure particulière. On ne se pose pas forcément la question de la difficulté éprouvée par certains […]
Press Release: International law protects the right of every child to acquire a nationality. Yet, childhood statelessness pervades all regions of the world. At least a third of the 15 million people who face life without a nationality today, are […]
Les Sénégalais ne dépenseront plus un franc pour avoir un extrait de naissance. Le chef de l’Etat a pris la décision de rendre gratuite la délivrance des actes d’état civil. « Le président de la République, Macky Sall, a pris, […]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ariane Rummery – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR welcomes a recent amendment to the […]
As the Makonde community at the Coast celebrate their acquisition of Kenyan citizenship, other stateless people in the region are appealing to the government to also address their plight. The Wapemba, Rwandese and Burundians who also live in Kwale County […]
Par Yvan Andriamanga Après de très long et âpre combat, les défenseurs de droit de la femme ont gagné enfin une bataille. La Haute Cour Constitutionnelle a enfin validé la modification de la loi portant Code de nationalité malagasy. La modification […]
La Direction nationale de l’état civil a bénéficié d’un matériel d’appui financé par l’Union européenne dans le cadre du projet de réforme et de modernisation du système d’état civil en Guinée, particulièrement dans la région de N’Zérékoré. La remise a […]
OARABILE MOSIKARE Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Edwin Batshu intends to present to Parliament a Bill to amend the Citizenship Act in order to allow for dual citizenship in certain restricted circumstances. The objective of the Bill is […]
Loide Jason Okakoko-A group of San community members from Okakoko village on the outskirts of Omuthiya who have been without national documents for years got their national documents on Monday from Home Affairs and Immigration. New Era visited the destitute […]
Includes case studies on Tanzania and Cote d’Ivoire: Tanzania summary: In Tanzania, formal identity products and identity-linked services have yet to become a part of day-to-day life, as low-income consumers typically rely more on informal social networks for their identification […]
The National Civil registration Authority (NCRA), National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, on Tuesday, paid a visit to the warehouse that hosts the national biometric registrations kits. The kits, according to the Director General of the […]
2.7 BIRTH REGISTRATION In 2009, the Malawian Parliament passed the National Registration Act of 2009. The law states that a parent must register a child’s birth within 6 weeks. In the parents’ absence, others must take responsibility for registering the […]