The World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative has published a new report titled Building Statelessness-Sensitive ID Systems, providing guidance for policymakers and development practitioners on designing identification systems that are inclusive of stateless people and those at risk of statelessness.

The publication highlights that while digital identity systems and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) are expanding rapidly across the world, millions of stateless people remain at risk of exclusion due to legal, administrative, and documentation barriers. Without recognized identification or nationality, affected individuals often face obstacles accessing essential services such as education, healthcare, employment, and financial services.

Drawing on consultations with UN agencies, civil society, and academic experts, the report outlines practical strategies to ensure that identification systems are designed with stateless populations in mind. These include conducting early assessments of statelessness risks, enabling enrollment without proof of nationality, strengthening birth registration systems, ensuring strong data protection safeguards, and establishing accessible grievance and due process mechanisms.

CHIP welcomes this publication, which provides practical guidance to ensure that evolving identification systems support the right to identity and contribute to global efforts to address statelessness, particularly of children.

Source : https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099022626224014785/pdf/P505739-7107d32c-e673-4613-841a-a985b430f3f4.pdf