CRC/C/GHA/CO/3-5 Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Ghana Birth registration 29. While noting the significant progress in improving birth registration coverage from 17 percent in 2002 to about 58 percent in 2014, the Committee reiterates […]
European Commission compilation of Responses from Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Sweden, United Kingdom plus Croatia (14 in Total) Disclaimer: The following responses have been provided primarily for the purpose of information exchange […]
Part II provides for issue of passports. Section 28 provides for directives to determine nationality in special cases (including in case of deportation). Download: Nigeria Immigration Act 2015
By Bronwen Manby. Expert report commissioned by UNHCR and IOM. Statelessness is a problem of significant but unknown magnitude in West Africa. It is not possible to say how many people are stateless in the sub-region; but it is certain […]
The 2017 presidential contest has shifted to voter registration, with statistics indicating that over 1.2 million Kenyans acquired new ID cards in 2013 alone. The new figures emerged as Kenya’s embassy in the US announced that it was rolling out […]
Introduction 1. The issuance of National Identity Cards to Ugandan citizens was launched by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, on 2nd December 2014. Thereafter, issuance of Identity Cards commenced in Kampala Capital […]
The Immigration Department in Sierra Leone has defended the new passport price which sparked a heated debate in the country. The government through the Immigration department recently announced the introduction of a biometric passport, from the current ordinary machine readable. […]
Failure to register children for both birth and the national identity card is tantamount to cruelty as it hampers their rights of enjoying various benefits and services Giving a keynote address at the launch of the second generation registration campaign […]
CRC/C/ETH/CO/4-5 Birth registration 33.While welcoming the adoption of the Registration of Vital Events and National Identity Card Registration Proclamation No. 760/2012 and the establishment of structures responsible for coordinating and supporting the registration and implementation of birth registration pilot projects, […]
All Mozambicans working and living in South Africa must have a biometric passport by November of this year. The South African authorities say that, after that date, nobody will be allowed to enter the country without such a document. Mozambican […]
By B. Guy Peters and Andrew Mawson Conclusion: “The study identified a general lack of coordination and collaboration at all levels of government concerning birth registration. As indicated above, the Births and Deaths Registry is not well connected to other […]
Summary: Nigeria has long known the importance of identification, though it has wrestled with developing a robust identity program. In 1978, the Department of National Civil Registration (DNCR) was set up within the Federal Ministry of Interior (FMI). DNCR was […]