Launch of report on birth registration of children born through surrogacy arrangements in the region
The United Nations Children’s Fund’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF LACRO), the Organization of American States (OAS) and Child Identity Protection (CHIP), with the endorsement of the Latin American and Caribbean Council for Civil Registration, Identity and Vital Statistics (CLARCIEV), recently launched the report offering a review of current legislation and practices in relation to the registration of births of children born from surrogacy arrangements, including international arrangements.
This technical report results from comprehensive research undertaken in the framewok of the partnership between the above-mentioned organisations into available information from 30 countries in the region – including three countries that were analysed in more details – in terms of their approach to the registration of children born through surrogacy arrangements. It identified potential promising practices to record, preserve and access these children’s full identity and intends to the civil registration authorities, which are often faced with complex issues in this regard. Indeed, they – in collaboration with the health sector and other stakeholders – are key actors in protecting information about a child’s identity and birth registration is also key to preventing statelessness as it provides legal proof of identity and family ties.
CHIP is very grateful to UNICEF LACRO, the OAS and CLARCIEV for their trust for this project and looks forward to continuing working with them and interested countries in the region.
See: United Nations Children’s Fund, Organization of American States, the Latin American and Caribbean Council for Civil Registration, Identity and Vital Statistics and Child Identity Protection, Registration of births of children born through surrogacy arrangements in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2026, https://www.unicef.org/lac/en/reports/registration-births-children-born-through-surrogacy-arrangements.
