Rabat, May 1 -- The Moroccan Ministry for Human Rights launched on Monday the second phase of a national campaign to register children for civil status, to ensure their full access to civil rights.

Registration means the official recording of a child's birth by the government.

The first phase of the program was delivered in partnership with UNICEF from September 2017 to May 2018 and led to the registration of 23,151 people across the country, of which 85% e were minors.

The purpose of the program is to ensure that all Moroccans enjoy their constitutional right to civil recognition (stated in Article 71 of the constitution). The campaign's slogan states, "Registration for civil status is a constitutional right. I am registered therefore...