Submission to ACERWC Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration

Child Identity Protection (CHIP) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Call by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa on the topic of Digitalization of Birth Registration in Africa: challenges and opportunities for children’s rights. This submission is based on CHIP’s work including those related to birth registration as part of its partnership with UNICEF WCARO working in Cameroon, DRC, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal promoting high level changes in this field. It also considers CHIP’s work on a Legal Atlas on birth registration being developed in collaboration with UNICEF as well as other sources. While this submission focuses on the African region, it mentions other countries, which may be of inspiration.