A name, a document, a future: Cameroon’s fight to register every child
Efforts to expand birth registration in Cameroon are gaining ground, but millions of children remain undocumented.
![of Cameroon, holds her newborn baby born on (1). She was able to secure the child's birth certificate immediately without any bureaucratic delays [Joy Nforshi Bah _ UNICEF]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/s1-1782791881.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Efforts to expand birth registration in Cameroon are gaining ground, but millions of children remain undocumented.
![of Cameroon, holds her newborn baby born on (1). She was able to secure the child's birth certificate immediately without any bureaucratic delays [Joy Nforshi Bah _ UNICEF]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/s1-1782791881.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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