UNICEF’s recently-launched report, Igniting the Potential of Young Children presents the latest evidence on early childhood development (ECD) in Eastern and Southern Africa, offers a comprehensive statistical profile across five key domains of the Nurturing Care Framework. It is worth...

Government representatives from across Asia and the Pacific met in Bangkok recently  to address progress and remaining challenges in the development of universal and inclusive CRVS systems in the Asia-Pacific region. Their meeting concluded with the Ministerial Conference making a...

In July, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (ODIHR/OSCE), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...

Draft resolution n°1167, submitted on March 21, 2025, by MP Géraldine Bannier, calls for a reform ensuring an effective right of access to personal origins. Relying on the case law of the ECHR (notably the judgment of September 7, 2023,...

Although in 2015 the world made a promise to end child labour by 2025, this phenomenon still affects nearly 138 million children worldwide. The report emphasizes the urgency of action and reiterates that success is possible through policy commitment, resources,...

The OECD has published an important technical paper on the legal and policy landscape of age assurance online for child safety and well-being. It outlines the efforts and challenges of implementing better and stricter systems, detailing the various legal frameworks...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recently published a report on accessible, inclusive, equitable and quality education for peace and tolerance for every child, especially children in the most vulnerable situations (A/HRC/59/33). This report was...

In line with international and regional commitments, UNICEF ESARO and its partners have developed a Strategic Programme Framework for Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Eastern and Southern Africa. This initiative aims to close the birth registration gap through...

The Spanish government has issued new directives to reinforce the ban on surrogacy, in line with the Supreme Court ruling of December 2024, which declared such contracts null and void and contrary to Spanish public order. The 2024 court ruling...

In line with Human Rights Council Resolution 52/25, this study presents digital technologies as an additional tool to help achieve target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals, which aims to ensure legal identity for all by 2030. These technologies can...