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 […]
Un nouveau rapport du Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) alerte sur la discrimination, l’exclusion et la persécution que subissent au quotidien les minorités apatrides dans le monde et appelle à une action immédiate pour garantir à tous […]
by Dr Masimba Mavaza Children who are born from parents who are immigrants are normally called third culture generation. They live a particularly interesting life growing up abroad in a culture different to that of their parents. This experience is […]
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 […]
By Oliver Roy There are many people around the world that are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden. The lack of functional civil […]
Action 7 of the Global Action Plan calls on States to ‘ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness’, as birth certificates provide key information that assists children to confirm or acquire nationality. The links between birth registration and the […]
Maria Amakali Windhoek-The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has revealed that more Namibians are entering into marriage with foreign nationals. The ministry recorded a total of 6,512 marriages from 2016 to 2017 and of that number 440 were of […]
By Zahra Albarazi This report will introduce some of the most fundamental concepts, trends and challenges with regard to nationality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has always had a complicated relationship with the notion of […]
In a first for the region, government representatives and civil society leaders from across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region call for nationality law reforms to end discrimination against women, following a regional convening at the League of Arab States. […]
By Sumaya Almajdoub Sudan shows how granting more freedoms for refugees to legally live, study and work can yield great results in country with its own troubled past. Syrians have found refuge in an unexpected place — the Republic of […]
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, […]
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 […]