WB’s Identification for Development (ID4D) identity report
October 23 , 2017 2588 days 1051 0
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.