UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has called for universal inclusion of refugees, stateless persons and people at risk of statelessness. The agency together with the World Bank, convened  a high-level session at the ID4Africa 2026 Annual General Meeting in Abidjan, bringing together government representatives, civil society, and identity experts to advance the inclusion of refugees and stateless persons in government-led foundational digital identification systems across Africa.The ID4Africa Annual General Meeting is the continent's leading forum on digital identity, and the role of identification systems in governance and development.More from Benedicte de Voos Senior Legal and Protection Officer (Statelessness) for the UNHCR Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes.