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Birth registration<\/strong><\/p>\n 18. While welcoming the progress in birth registration and the State party\u2019s statement during the dialogue that 91 per cent of births have been registered, the Committee recommends that the State party:<\/p>\n (a) Allocate adequate human, financial and technical resources to achieve universal birth registration, with particular attention to rural and remote areas; Nationality<\/strong><\/p>\n 19. Noting that nationality at birth is not granted to children born on the territory of the State party who would otherwise be stateless, such as children of refugee parents and of Fulani herders, the Committee reiterates its recommendations that the State party align its legislation with international standards on prevention, reduction and protection of stateless children, consider ratifying the Statelessness Conventions and conduct a mapping study on statelessness.<\/p>\n
\n(b) Provide a birth certificate for every registered birth and ensure that all children without a birth certificate can access essential services;
\n(c) Review inter-agency coordination in birth collection to enhance the quality of birth registration data;
\n(d) Expand mobile and online birth registration;
\n(e) Review the 1992 Refugee Law, the legal framework on birth registration and related administrative procedures to ensure the issuance of birth certificates and, where relevant, their substitutes to recognised refugee children born outside the State party;
\n(f) Abolish fees for late birth registration and promote programmes to register the birth of all children who were not registered at birth;
\n(g) Conduct community outreach programs and media campaigns to raise awareness on the importance and process of birth registration.<\/p>\n