At the heart of UNFPA's mandate, guided by the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action, is the foundational principle that every person counts. This commitment to universal legal identity across the entire life course is operationalized through UNFPA's expertise in population data and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS). This principle extends beyond life to encompass death: every person, alive or deceased, has a right to an identity. This is indispensable for dignity, for providing justice to families searching for their loved ones, and ultimately...