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Hvorfor det å ha en fødselsattest er en menneskerett

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Kristen Wenz |

We the Future

• September 2019

Mer enn en billion mennesker rundt verden, de fleste barn, har ingen fødselsattester. I mange land, betyr dette at de ikke får tilgang til viktige tjenester som helsevesenet og skolegang, sier juridisk identitets ekspert Kristen Wenz. Hun diskuterer hvorfor dette problemet er ett av de største bruddene på menneskerettighetene i vår tid -- og deler fem strategier for å forsikre at alle kan bli registrert og beskyttet.

Mer enn en billion mennesker rundt verden, de fleste barn, har ingen fødselsattester. I mange land, betyr dette at de ikke får tilgang til viktige tjenester som helsevesenet og skolegang, sier juridisk identitets ekspert Kristen Wenz. Hun diskuterer hvorfor dette problemet er ett av de største bruddene på menneskerettighetene i vår tid -- og deler fem strategier for å forsikre at alle kan bli registrert og beskyttet.

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Kristen Wenz

Legal identity expert

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Kristen Wenz is an emerging leader in the international development community and is regarded as a top global expert on legal identity.

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