The Rights of the Child Commission (ROC) in collaboration with UNICEF yesterday launched an assessment report of a two-month study on birth registration in four regions in Guyana and President Jagdeo later signed a declaration.
The report, which addresses the legislation, policy and practice of birth registration, was done in keeping with a UN Convention on the Rights of the Child declaration. The deadline for achieving Universal Birth Registration is 2015.
Speaking to the media following the signing and handing over of the declaration during a simple ceremony at State House, Chairperson of ROC, Aleema Nasir said, “we asked the
