Plan urges European Commission to consider universal birth registration

Plan Europe submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission on the inclusion of universal birth registration in their policies.

The Commission responded that although action was being taken to ensure children's rights, universal birth registration had not been included as a specific goal in their development strategy.
Specific financing for children's rights was being included in the European initiative for democracy on human rights (EIDHR), which supported projects to enhance children's rights. The issue of universal birth registration could be included in the EIDHR as one way of supporting the development of human and children's rights.

The response provided Plan's advocacy on universal birth registration with a launching pad.