What happens to identity in the most remote or most neglected communities? It generally gets overlooked. A group of academics at INESCTEC and the University of Minho, Portugal, have devised a system for communities to create and issue their own IDs. IDINA, the non-authoritative digital ID system,...

Cornelius Williams, outgoing global director for child protection at UNICEF, shares insights into identity and birth registration from his 30-year career in the sector. 20 African countries are on track for Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 says Williams – to provide legal identity for all by...