The New York Times Magazine makes the case:
It is time for every person to count.
Lack of investment in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics has been called one of the most important shortfalls in global development over the last 30 years, and the results are devastating.
Tens of millions without identity and rights. Governments flying blind.
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