Research

Birth and death registration in the context of HIV and AIDs in Eastern and Southern Africa (PDF, 300kb)
This report by the Inter-Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS looks at the importance of civil registration in protecting the rights of children affected by HIV and AIDs.

Count me in! (PDF, 2mb)
Download and read our report on the achievements and future goals of our global campaign on Universal Birth Registration.

Read it in French (PDF, 1mb)
Read it in Spanish (PDF, 2mb)

Universal Birth Registration - a Universal Responsibility (PDF, 162kb)
Download our full campaign launch report on the urgent need for universal birth registration. Please note the images have been removed to reduce the file size.

Alternatively, read the 'Universal Birth Registration - a Universal Responsibility' report on our website, section by section: 

• Executive summary
• Introduction
• The case for birth registration
• Common obstacles to achieving UBR
• Case studies of Plan's work on UBR
• Recommendations
• References 

Global guidelines and strategies

Global guidelines and strategies for Universal Birth Registration (PDF 1.8mb) 

Supporting papers

• Permanent Proof of Identity in a Turbulent World