Children born of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and rights to Identity
The Global Survivors Fund has released its outcome report based on an Expert Roundtable on Children born of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Breaking down Barriers to the Rights to Identity and Nationality that took place in June 2023. This outcome report includes an unique examination into the multiple challenges faced by these children and provides reflection on overcoming these barriers as well as ongoing initiatives. It is based on inputs during the roundtable and following discussions, desk research, and GSF’s Global Reparations Study.
Child Identity Protection (CHIP) had the privilege to be part of the Expert Roundtable presenting on birth registration highlighting challenges such as registration costs, access to civil registries in remote locations, requirement of a marriage certificate and only men being able to be informants. CHIP welcomes the focus of solutions for children born in these situations, who face compounding challenges.
