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...

Following CHIP’s participation in the conference on ‘Avoiding Origin Deprivation and Genetic Identity Losses’ at Queen’s University Belfast in May 2023, CHIP has contributed to the latest issue of Adoption & Culture, which also includes a number of other articles...

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...

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes the opportunity to provide input for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) report on the rights of the child and violations of the human rights of children in armed conflicts (HRC res. 55/29), which is being coordinated...

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...

Child Identity Protection welcomes the opportunity to provide input for the study on ensuring quality education for peace and tolerance for every child as part of resolution 54/5, which is being coordinated by the Child and Youth Rights section within...

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....