© UNHCR/Lilly Carlisle Dick Mugabo and Adronis Niyizontunga are two Burundian refugees who assist in providing digital services, such as birth registration, in Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda. “We have over 100 new mothers coming here every month to get a birth record,” Dick explains. CRC article 7(1): “The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.” Target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals aims to provide legal identity for all, including birth registration, by 2030.5 5 6 4 Unfortunately, millions of children and adults around the world have not had their births registered.6 Despite increasing awareness and efforts, many forcibly displaced and stateless persons face significant barriers to register the birth of their children (see below). United Nations, “Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 16. Targets and indicators”, no date. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/ goal16#targets_and_indicators (accessed 18 December 2024). UNICEF, “Birth registration for every child by 2030: Are we on track?” (New York, UNICEF, 2019). https://www.unicef.org/ media/62981/file/Birth-registration-for-every-child-by-2030.pdf. Birth registration of forcibly displaced and stateless persons