HMN and WHO Welcome Birth Registration Resolution

The Health Metrics Network (HMN) and World Health Organization (WHO) welcome adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a resolution on birth registration.

The resolution, entitled “Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law”, seeks action for universal registration at birth of all individuals, in order to reduce the high number of individuals throughout the world who are not registered and may never be registered during their lifetime. HMN and WHO participated in consultations on the draft resolution and provided technical input.