UNITED NATIONS: One in three children worldwide cannot have their existence legally verified with a birth certificate since their birth was not registered, Unicef warned on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

Almost 230 million youngsters under the age of five have no birth certificate, which puts them at a disadvantage for procedural matters and leaves them more vulnerable to abuse.

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