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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[United Nations]Civil registration is a basic human right, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 6, "Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law."
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
[United Nations Children's Fund]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
[United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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The Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
[United Nations Refugee Agency]Civil registration is supported by The Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
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The Conventions Against Transnational and Organized Crime
[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]Civil registration is supported by The Conventions Against Transnational and Organized Crime.
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. -
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Civil Registry and Identification
[Inter-American Development Bank]This web page contains information on an IADB-financed project in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as links to publications, CRVS information by country, articles, and publications.
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Birth Registration Tracking
[United Nations Children's Fund]This web page provides the current status and progress of birth registration globally.
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Input to OHCHR Report on Birth Registration and the Right of Everyone to Recognition Everywhere as a Person Before the Law, Contributions Received
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]This web page contains inputs from 35 countries to a OHCHR report on birth registration.
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Gender Discrimination, Racial Discrimination and Women's Human Rights
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]This web page calls attention to the negative impacts of discrimination against women and girls in the context of racism and racial discrimination.
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Base
[United Nations Statistics Division]This web page offers access to a number of articles on civil registration and vital statistics, as well as articles that discuss country-specific CRVS issues.
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Records Management
[Wikipedia]This website provides an overview of the different aspects of records management.
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Records Managers
[National Archives, USA]This website provides an overview and a training tool for individuals who have records management responsibilities. -
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Records Management
[Smithsonian Institution Archives]This website provides a comprehensive overview of records management and how records are preserved and curated.
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A Glossary of Security Features for Printed Documents
[U.S. Government Printing Office, Security and Intelligent Documents Business Unit]A technical glossary that provides detailed explanations of terms pertaining to security features of printed documents. -
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Online Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]An online glossary of statistical terms and concepts.
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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
[National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce]This glossary provides a central resource of terms and definitions most commonly used in National Institute of Standard and Technology information security publications.
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OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
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Travelling the Distance: A GPS-based Study of the Access to Birth Registration Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
[Inter-American Development Bank]Using Global Positioning System (GPS) data, this paper quantifies the impact of distance on birth registration in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru.
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Identification in the Context of Forced Displacement: Identification for Development
[World Bank Group]This working paper discusses the specific identity and identification needs, challenges, and risks for refugees and migrants. -
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Options for Digital Birth Certificates
[World Bank Group]This paper discusses options for for the issuance of more secure birth certificates through the adoption of technology. The certificates are the cornerstone for establishing legal identity around the -
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Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
[World Bank Group]This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. This
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