Summary: Millions of babies go unregistered at
birth, denied their identity, a
recognized name and a nationality.
The report estimates that 50 million
babies were not registered in the
year 2000 - 41 per cent of births
world-wide. In 19 countries, at least
60 per cent of all
children under the age of five were
not registered at birth.

Organisation:

UNICEF Office of Research

Articles:

Article 4: Implementation of rights

Article 1: Definition of a child

Web:

http://www.unicef-icdc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/news.sql

Link :

Countries

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