Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya attended the handover ceremony for “The Project for Promoting Digital Birth Registration of Populations at Risk of Statelessness in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” in Davao City Tuesday 28 January.

The ceremony was attended by Director Hasim Guiamil of the Programs and Operations Services, Ministry of Social Services and Development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Philippines Head of National Office Ms. Maria Ermina Valdeavilla–Gallardo.

The Government of Japan provided a JPY 858 million (approximately USD 5.5 million) grant to enhance the facilitation of birth registration of Sama Bajaus, unregistered children in the context of forced displacement due to armed conflict, and former combatants and their graces BARMM handover rites

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya attended the handover ceremony for “The Project for Promoting Digital Birth Registration of Populations at Risk of Statelessness in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” in Davao City Tuesday 28 January.

The ceremony was attended by Director Hasim Guiamil of the Programs and Operations Services, Ministry of Social Services and Development of the BARMM and UNHCR Philippines Head of National Office Ms. Maria Ermina Valdeavilla–Gallardo.

The Government of Japan provided a JPY 858 million (approximately USD 5.5 million) grant to enhance the facilitation of birth registration of Sama Bajaus, unregistered children in the context of forced displacement due to armed conflict, and former combatants and their families in the BARMM. The project will be implemented by the UNHCR for a duration of 30 months. It also aims to benefit 130,000 unregistered individuals, with 800,000 more indirectly benefiting in the next 10 years.