The United Nations Children\u2019s Fund\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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 \u2013 including three countries that were analysed in more details \u2013 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\u2019s full identity and intends to the civil registration authorities, which are often faced with complex issues in this regard. Indeed, they \u2013 in collaboration with the health sector and other stakeholders \u2013 are key actors in protecting information about a child\u2019s identity and birth registration is also key to preventing statelessness as it provides legal proof of identity and family ties.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n