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What if a single human right could change the world | Kristen Wenz

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Published 24 Mar 2020

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. More than a billion people worldwide, mostly children, do not have a legal identity. In many countries, this means they can't get access to vital services like health care and education, says legal identity expert Kristen Wenz. She discusses why this problem is one of the greatest human rights violations of our time -- and shares five strategies to ensure everyone can get registered and protected. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a Media Request here: http://media-requests.TED.com Follow TED on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: /TED

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@patriciaoffer95854 years ago Some people take for granted their knack for influencing others.
They could be so useful. 34
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@Whocaresaboutthishandle4 years ago A very interesting and inspiring TED talk. Her audience unfortunately was too tough a crowd to appreciate her. 10
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@ArtArtisian4 years ago Excellent cause and well presented - but I must admit the title feels off... I can't think of a human right that wouldn't change the world. 17
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@julieclark37684 years ago Every human on the planet has a right to an identity!! 26
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@johnbumster39504 years ago The world needs more people like this woman. 40
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@workingtravelingover504 years ago Thanks for talking about this argument. 1
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@letspass34654 years ago No one laughed at her little funny comment so I am: 😂😂😂😂😂 68
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@marwajd75484 years ago little things can make huge different ❤❤❤❤ 3
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@PoeticProse74 years ago This is a problem for the Romani community as well and one of the reasons they are denied so much assistance and basic public services. I'm not sure that requiring a birth certificate is as much the answer as doing what we have here in the Twin Cities (a temporary identification for public services called an Adult Services card) for the homeless that cannot get or find birth certificates. ... 4
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@kenn_k2 years ago It's truly disappointing that some commenters are missing the point or don't see how important this is. The many problems this causes don't only affect these poor human beings, it affects everyone. I know there's a ton of people whose main concern is access to basic rights and identity, to end another person's suffering. There's also going to be a ton of people on the complete opposite side concerned with the fact these people are legally unaccounted for. That's the simplest I can make it sound to show that it is something that we really do need to bring into focus more than we recognize, no matter where you stand politically. But it ultimately goes way beyond that and affects many aspects of our world. Every life counts. ... 1
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@aronpark33663 years ago I think she already adopted brother so She have compassion for Nationless peaple mind
and I support and Agree abour she's opinion
but actuallly if we did it
we need time and support and individually support
Step by Step
Start from Today. ... 1
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@theultimatewill81774 years ago Hmmm..I too have add this question asked to myself. 3
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@JenniKayHMCTrainer4 years ago I SEND THEM LOVE I SEND HOPE OF CHANGE I SEND HUMILITY I SEND COMPASSION I SEND CARE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND 5
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@Craftspenguin3 years ago English subtitles are of some other video. 1
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@Libertarian_Neighbor4 years ago Hmmm, I have a birth certificate and the Government is actively limiting, my 1st, 2nd, 3rd (never thought that would happen, police just ordered to be allowed to use all private property), 4th, likely 6th if I’m arrested in the next year, 8th, 9th and 10th (Executive branch is out of control) amendment rights.
At least I don’t have to incriminate myself and I can be sued by jury. Yay ... 11
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@JimzleGameplays4 years ago The problem of the polio kid she mentioned wouldn't be fixed by giving her a birth certificate. In many countries, the governments are not interested in helping the poorest people of that count, regardless to if they 'exist' or not. Only when international NGO's come to such a country, these people are helped. Having a birth certificate and with those, human rights (theoretically), doesn't mean you get those rights in practice. ... 4
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@chaimae77434 years ago Omg she's really a good speaker 💛💛💛 2
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@SquirrelJam4 years ago So how does the title fit in with the talk? I’ve listened twice and haven’t caught that 13
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@rain_forest_waterx40934 years ago Ideas Like This Need To Be The Foundation Of What Our Goals Are As A Society And Need To Be Prioritized By Our Government And Legal Leaders. The Focus Of Day To Day Life As A Human Species Is Not Reaching It’s Full Potential And People With Influence And Legal Power Need To Provide More Solutions And Opportunity’s So The Quality Of Living Can Improve Globally. More Steps Need To Be Taken To Find Sustainable Solutions! YouTube And Ted Is Great But How Can Their Be More Progress Made? How Can Regular People Be Involved. Why Is Our Legal Leader Of USA Not Addressing These Problems With The United States Government Behind Him? I Would Love To Be Apart Of The Solution And Effort Into Making Sustainable Solutions For All Of These Problems That Affect The Modern World. ... 2
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@mevoy75984 years ago I did not see her comfortable, it's ok. The important thing is her message.
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@TamPham-yr8fw4 years ago Give me English subtitles, please. Thank you 🙏🏻 1
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@freesk84 years ago I'd be happy with governments stopping violating the rights to property of the people. Did you know that the UN Declaration on Human Rights also includes a defense of the individual right to property?
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@rozzyroze41774 years ago I LOVE CHILRED,ALL ARE BEAUTIFULL ,GOD BLESS ALL CHILDREN. 2
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@alpn1134 years ago I have a take birth date. I don't know when i was born. I am considered young yet I am old. I take medication which am not supposed to tale because of my age. 2
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@fredgotpub8714 years ago Here, a birth certificate is mandatory if you want to receive mney from social help services so everybody ask for it (and it's free !).
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@dr.amirkhan23814 years ago 1st viewer 😊
Felling motivate after watching this video
Love from India 🇮🇳 5
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@ranjul25894 years ago Correlate the video to the title , pulllleeezzzzzz !!!!!!!!! 10
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@ellycheikh7704 years ago This right of human is among the rights waisted in Africa
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@Hardin94 years ago What relevance does this have to technology, entertainment or design?
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@charlesgerety14034 years ago European countries have a human right to not have their native inhabitants not be replaced. 1
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@MixitupMarci4 years ago I was asking myself what if all crafty humans in the planet liked my tutorials, and everyone trapped at home now because of this virus tried to make them... would i be able to keep up with demand, having my kids home ? And then this videos gets out and im like.... what!??? 😱 ... 4
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@celineguler4 years ago People,
I just want you to think for a second. Think about yourself, your life, your age, your past years, your memories, your thoughts, your dreams, your past. You wasted all. You wasted your life, your time, yourself. Just take a look back. Just think for a second what is going on around you, whats going on with people, whats going on in the world, whats going on in the universe, for god's sake. Have a meaning with yourselves. Think about around. You are not inadequate in any way. But be aware about it. Stop it with social media. Stop it with the harmful aspects of society. Stop with meaningless. Look around. We need you people, we need each other. We find questions and give answers for it. We find the problems, and we find the soultions. We go to space, find another planets, we make art, we predict the future, we make technology, we make music and sent it to the extraterrestrial lives out there. Be aware. Don't waste your life with meaningless. Wonder, search, investigate, discuss, create, and think. Reach sensible results. Find the meaning. You're not late. Young people out there, we are the future. We are going to find new questions and we're going to answer it. Stop with the meaningless popular culture, and dumb sides of society. Realise things doesn't matter. See the people are you as humans of your own kind. Not black, not white, not indian, not mexican, not italian, not ugly, not beautiful, not poor, not rich. Human. Earthling. Friend. Young people, we are the future. Do your best. ...
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@radhikazinzuwadiya244 years ago how can I also give a ted talk, I really want to convey a message 5
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@markmaugle45994 years ago Maybe the rule that requires a birth certificate is wrong. 1
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@freesk84 years ago "Badges? We don't got no badges. I don't got to show you no stinkin' badges!"
"We don't need no piece of paper from the City Hall, keepin us tied and true." 2
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@c80899234 years ago How about if we leave laws up to Nation States elected by their citizens and not some faceless unelected global bureaucracy? 2
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@bobdemott4 years ago In the United States you cannot get help with a place to live unless you already have a place to live. If you are receiving aid to live somewhere you cannot get help with getting an education to get out of poverty because you make too much money receiving help with housing. That is with a birth certificate. The problem of human rights in a country that has them are legislated away because you are poor. ...
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@1truefreedomfighter4 years ago This is good stuff, but this wouldn’t be enough as a single right. It simply allows access to other, more important human rights.
Maybe I’m being touchy here, but I feel the title here cheapens or assumes the rights you’re trying to empower access to. ... 3
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@naseeradel31824 years ago Extremely boring but very interesting topic 2
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@Dr.exsack4 years ago What are human rights worth in a world where the biggest and richest country's act like there are no human rights?
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@afei30714 years ago There is a woman in the lower right corner of the screen, she seems to be asleep
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@Allseasonaffair4 years ago Here in the USA there is a reason your Birth certificate, drivers license and ss card are all in capital letters research and its not good. Seems like she is promoting not good. 8
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@SquirrelJam4 years ago What if a double human left us alone in the first place eh eh? Am I right? elbow nyug
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@crazywaffleking4 years ago Unless you are living somewhere illegally you have an identity.
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@banumathi29362 years ago Mobile phone data calprits is lote mostly miss use others data net its soo worstest people all cc ceo there is not at all take complient they did in ir take properly vi vodafone idea airtel bsnl jio all is worst if anybody come true service in it is it possible ...
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@amsh99462 years ago
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@macktheripper74544 years ago What if TED talks went back to being interesting 🤔? With leaders in scientific fields talking about fascinating topics. 1
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@achabejarano97294 years ago The right man in the wrong place can make all the difffference in the world
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@nnoneymoney76424 years ago On my birth certificate it reads my name is Dino Sherman Dinosaur-paranoiD seemed like book ends for an institution. A Psychiatree Psychiatrick of epic proportion. The trick was forgery of Pi-r-square itself. T-r-ee is Pi-r-square forgery. EE ( energy squared ) Dino Sherman (c) ...
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@XOPOIIIO4 years ago Child marriage and child labor is not an exploitation. 1
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@hardtruthhall77774 years ago You have no rights it's just an illusion
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@ItsMeeJon4 years ago So she wants everyone to have a title of ownership so we can be traded like stocks
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@prettyprudent57794 years ago Identity or not — we’re All going to DIE.
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@ronin_user4 years ago Your big ah-ha, is that we need ID tags for the man to identify us by number? Holy crap Batman. People are clueless.
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@abilioferreira904 years ago like the right to eat soup with bats or pangolin?
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@MosherMike4 years ago They already did. They ate a bat soup in China. And the rest is history...
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@henrythegreatamerican81364 years ago One person already did change the world.... for the worse. His name is TRUMP!
Having said that, the speaker is kinda cute. 2
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@georgeunknown63814 years ago Why doesn't she talk about coronavirus?
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@justiceisCLEAR4 years ago Didn't keep Obama from becoming president!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 2
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@shaunpatryck4 years ago human right to bare arms!!!!!! guns baby! 1
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@bathhatingcat86264 years ago So I should give money to corrupt international charities to help people get birth certificates?
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@romaniitedomum574 years ago it's a whole lot easier to talk if you separate your teeth. open your jaw. 4

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