The 2025 report reveals that 24 countries still deny women the right to confer their nationality to their children on an equal basis with men, perpetuating statelessness. Discriminatory nationality laws can leave children without citizenship, particularly when fathers are unknown,...

Under the authorship of Dr. Irene Salvo Agoglia and with the support of the National Service for Specialised Protection of Children and Adolescents and UNICEF Chile, a comprehensive and historical book on adoption in Chile has been published. The book,...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently published its report on international human rights standards relevant to care and support, promising practices and challenges, and suggested recommendations on promoting human rights in care and support systems (A/HRC/58/43). In...

UNICEF reports that in today’s world, technology could play a role in better protecting children. Digital public infrastructure (DPI) “can play a crucial role in advancing children’s well-being by ensuring equitable access to essential services such as education, healthcare and...

The European Court of Human Rights recently published a new Court in relation to the Rights of the Child. This guide explores the various articles of the Convention from a child-rights perspective and offers a very comprehensive overview of relevant...

The Supreme Court of Spain has declared that recognising a foreign judgment validating a surrogacy contract and attributing paternity to the intended parents is contrary to Spanish public policy. The case involved a Spanish couple who signed a surrogacy contract...

The report reveals that the world is home to over 200 million children under 5 without a birth certificate, including 150 million unregistered children and 55 million children whose births are reported as registered but lack proof in the form...

On the International Day of Care and Support, SOS Children’s Villages unveiled its first Global Report on Children’s Care and Protection, spotlighting the critical issue of child-family separation. Supported by Member Associations in nine countries, the report explores the root...

The Vital Talk highlights the global issue of unregistered births and deaths. About 25% of births and 40% of deaths are still unrecorded, leaving many people without legal identity—this lack of documentation limits access to essential rights, services, and protections....

The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and the Freedom Fund have produced and recently launched an important resource offering evidence on modern slavery risks among people lacking official documentation. The report provides key information to understand the...