This webinar is part of the webinar series:

“I was born. I exist. Add me to the list.”

Accelerating birth registration for the hardest-to-reach populations — those living in poverty

Chair: Bhaskar Mishra, UNICEF

• Overview of the global and regional legal frameworks on birth registration (for example, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child) and how binding recommendations from these committees are (or are not) being translated into national policies and legislation in Senegal.
• Overview of those being left behind in birth registration. Profiles of children missed out in birth registration provide insights into the barriers to reach out and help devise appropriate strategies to expand coverage and ensure that these children enjoy their basic right to get their birth registered. (African Child Policy Forum)
• Contribution by children and families living in poverty of their unique insights and their lived experience. What barriers have they faced in registering births? Has anyone successfully obtained birth certificates; and, if so, what practical measures offered by the government or other stakeholders helped people living in poverty register births and obtain birth certificates?
• Presentation from the national agency responsible for civil registration on its national policy and how its policy aligns with regional/global frameworks, highlighting both successes and ongoing challenges.
• An honest assessment of the gap between global/regional commitments and national implementation. Identify pathways for more effective and practical interventions. What works and what doesn’t work? What needs to be improved?

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