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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 35 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 15. Reminds States of their obligation to register all births without discrimination of any kind, and also reminds States that birth registration should take place immediately after birth, in the country where children are born, including the children of migrants, non-nationals, asylum seekers, refugees, displaced and stateless persons, in accordance with their national law and their obligations under the relevant international instruments, that late birth registration should be limited to those cases that would otherwise result in a lack of registration and that the child has the rights from birth to a name, to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, to know and be cared for by his or her parents; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The right to education of persons with disabilities 2014, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to ensure free birth registration for persons with disabilities, including free or low-fee late birth registration, by means of universal, accessible, simple, expeditious and effective registration procedures, without discrimination of any kind; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
A world fit for children 2002, para. 44.1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [To achieve these goals, we will implement the following strategies and actions:] Develop systems to ensure the registration of every child at or shortly after birth, and fulfil his or her right to acquire a name and a nationality, in accordance with national laws and relevant international instruments. | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Rights of the child 2002, para. 12a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Reaffirming paragraph 15 of its resolution 2000/85,] [Calls upon all States:] To continue to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children, immediately after birth, including by the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Rights of the child 2001, para. 11a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Reaffirming paragraph 15 of its resolution 2000/85 of 27 April 2000,] [Calls upon all States:] To continue to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children immediately after birth, including by the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2001 | ||
Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that the lack of civil registration and related documentation makes persons vulnerable to statelessness and associated protection risks, and that birth registration is often essential to the reduction and prevention of statelessness, | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2013 | ||
Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing civil registration and documentation, especially birth registration as a proof of birth of a person, contribute to enhancing protection and the implementation of durable solutions, including by documenting links with countries of origin, | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2013 | ||
Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 2016, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling also the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and recalling further its goal 16, target 9, to provide legal identity for all, including birth registration, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 2014, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling articles 7 and 8 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which guarantee the right of the child to be registered immediately after birth and to acquire nationality, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
The rights of the child 1998, para. I.8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites States parties, when reporting to the Committee on the implementation of article 7 of the Convention, to provide information, in accordance with the reporting guidelines of the Committee, on their levels of birth registration and other relevant data in this regard; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1998 | ||
Rights of the child 2005, para. 16b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Urges all States to continue to intensify efforts in order to ensure the implementation of the right of the child, irrespective of the child's status, to birth registration, preservation of identity, including nationality, and family relations, as recognized by law;] Raising awareness at the national, regional and local levels, whenever necessary, of the importance of the birth registration of all children, irrespective of their status, immediately after birth; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. (d) iv | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Encourages States to make accessible civil registration, in particular through:] considering free birth and death registration in accordance with national laws and regulations; in particular facilitating late registration and the waiving of late registration fees and penalties; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2013 | ||
Conclusion on civil registration 2013, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to ensure civil registration and emphasizes that every child shall be registered immediately after birth without discrimination of any kind, taking into consideration that civil registration and, in particular, birth registration provide substantial information for policy and humanitarian planning, through regulations that contribute towards enhancing protection and the implementation of durable solutions; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2013 | ||
Conclusion On Identification, Prevention And Reduction Of Statelessness And Protection Of Stateless Persons 2006, para. (h) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls on States to facilitate birth registration and issuance of birth or other appropriate certificates as a means to providing an identity to children and where necessary and when relevant, to do so with the assistance of UNHCR, UNICEF, and UNFPA; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2006 | ||
General Conclusion On International Protection 2001, para. (r) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Takes note with particular concern that problems of statelessness can impact disproportionately on women and children, due to the particular operation of nationality and birth registration laws; underlines the importance, notably for women, of identity documentation and proper registration of births and marriages; and calls upon States to adopt all necessary measures in this regard; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 2001 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the importance of international cooperation in supporting national efforts to ensure universal birth registration, including the exchange of good practices and technical assistance; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with States in providing technical assistance, upon request, and calls upon them to ensure that persons with no birth registration are not discriminated against in any of their programmes; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites States and other relevant stakeholders to work towards ensuring universal birth registration through, inter alia, the exchange of good practices and technical assistance, including through the universal periodic review and other relevant mechanisms of the Human Rights Council; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to ensure that lack of birth registration or documents of proof of birth does not constitute an obstacle to access to and the enjoyment of relevant national services and programmes, in accordance with national and international human rights law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also calls upon States to ensure free birth registration, including free or low-fee late birth registration, by means of universal, accessible, simple, expeditious and effective registration procedures, without discrimination of any kind; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to protect personal information obtained through birth registration or other civil registration processes that may be used to discriminate against an individual; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses deep concern at the fact that, despite ongoing efforts to increase the global rate of birth registration, according to the United Nations Children's Fund nearly one quarter of births of the global population of children under 5 have never been registered; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming the continuing efforts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and other treaty-based bodies towards universal birth registration, such as through recommendations widely addressed to States in this regard, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming the commitment of States to leave no one behind, and recalling that the provision of legal identity for all, including birth registration, is included as the standalone target 16.9 in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development under Sustainable Development Goal 16, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 2016, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular its articles 3, 7 and 8, which recognize the principle of the best interests of the child and guarantee the right of the child to be registered immediately after birth and to acquire nationality, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 2016, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming also its resolution 19/9 of 22 March 2012, in which it took into consideration the fact that persons without birth registration may be vulnerable to statelessness and associated lack of protection, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the importance of international cooperation in supporting national efforts to ensure universal birth registration; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites States and other relevant stakeholders to work towards ensuring universal birth registration through, inter alia, the exchange of good practices and technical assistance, including through the universal periodic review and other relevant mechanisms of the Human Rights Council; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also calls upon States to ensure that lack of birth registration or documents of proof of birth does not constitute an obstacle to access to and the enjoyment of relevant national services and programmes in accordance with international human rights law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Further calls upon States to ensure free birth registration, including free or low-fee late birth registration, by means of universal, accessible, simple, expeditious and effective registration procedures, without discrimination of any kind; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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