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WB’s Identification for Development (ID4D) identity report
October 23 , 2017
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- The World Bank’s “Identification for Development” (ID4D) programme warned that more than 1.1 billion people worldwide officially don’t exist i.e. Unable to prove their identity (1 in every 7 individuals).
- This global population deprived of health and education services.
- Many of whom live primarily in Africa and Asia and more than one third are children (under the age of 18) susceptible to violence whose births have not been registered.
- This problem is particularly acute in geographical areas whose residents face poverty, discrimination, epidemics, armed conflicts.
- As per 2013 UNICEF’s report these children can fall prey to violence ranging from forced labour for boys to early marriage for girls,
- These children can also fall victim to human trafficking.
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