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• Universal Digital Public Infrastructure
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(UNHCR), Leaving No One Behind:
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This brief note was produced by the Division of International Protection and Solutions, UNHCR, with
contributions from the Regional Bureaux. Field examples were provided by the respective regional and
country-level UNHCR bureaux and/or country operations.
© UNHCR/Charity Nzomo
Omari Kombo from the Pemba community in Mombasa, Kenya is overjoyed after getting his son’s birth certificate. He says it will
help him get services. UNHCR continue to work and support the Government of Kenya through the Civil registration Services (CRS)
to promote an inclusive access to birth registration, including late birth registration for local communities and stateless persons.
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