Child Identity Protection

Child Identity Protection strives to ensure that there is integrity, transparency and accessibility for every child’s identity in name, nationality and family relations with expeditious restoration whenever elements are missing. Child Identity Protection collaborates with States, UN agencies, international organisations and other stakeholders to ensure that international standards as well as regional standards are fully respected.Child Identity Protection seeks to build on the work of the United Nations Legal Identity Agenda who focuses on civil registration and vital statistics by considering the family relations aspect of identity.

Child Identity Protection advocates for laws, policies and practices to uphold identity rights by:
1. Spearheading positioning of identity rights in family relations on the global agenda
2. Contributing to the achievement of universal birth registration and accurate documentation
3. Promoting access to and speedy re-establishment of identity, when elements are missing and/or falsified

These three goals are closely linked to the establishment of nationality. Without a legal identity that confirms place of birth, children are at risk of statelessness. Without family relations recorded, children are at risk of statelessness.

Child Identity Protection has worked closely with UNICEF, UNHCR, Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion to ensure that the right to nationality is prioritised on the international, regional and national agendas.