UNICEF is calling on the Federal government to embed universal birth registrations into its Early Years strategy 2024-2034 document.

Minister for Social Services, Amanda Rishworth and Minister for Early Childhood Education, Anne Aly launched the government's latest vision in May so all children in Australia thrive in their own early years of life.

The strategy outlines how over the next decade the government will prioritise the support of child-centred policy development and target investment in early years supports and services.

But the humanitarian and developmental aid agency is asking to readdress an ongoing issue for First Nation Australian children in remote areas that is not included in its plan.

UNICEF is currently in a partnership with the Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program and has asked Canberra to work with the states and territories to improve the accessibility and affordability of gaining birth registration and certification.

The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program is a not-for-profit organisation funded by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to provide free birth certificates for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people between birth and 21 years of age.

Not having a birth certificate is proven to be an obstacle for children growing up when it comes to enrolling in school, playing competitive sports, applying for a driver's licence, and gaining employment for the first time.

For some vulnerable parents, gaining a birth certificate has been a constant struggle.

Monique, a mother of three living in Queensland, has been attempting to gain her eldest daughter's birth registered for nearly 10 years.

Without identification of the children's father's or even her own birth certificate, she found the process beyond difficult.

"It's been a real struggle to get any of their birth certificates (of her children) and it's held us back with childcare," she said in a UNICEF Australia video.

"I haven't been able to get my son into most of our local early education centres and my youngest daughter has been unable to attend one too.

"To be able to get a birth certificate, you need a birth certificate, which is a bit complicated."

Courtesy of the additional support offered by UNICEF Australia partner, Pathfinders, Monique has been able to register her children's births this year and receive her own birth certificate.

"This is a massive relief, like weight lifted off my shoulders," Monique said.

Australia is one of the unlikeliest countries in the world where birth registration issues occur, UNICEF Australia says.

But according to its own new Certify Hope: Rights from the Start report, every year an average of a little more 12,500 Australian children are not registered at birth.

This year is the first time unregistered births have been measured and analysed nationally, with UNICEF Australia working to ensure every child has the right to "a brighter future".

Birth registration is a fundamental right of every child worldwide to ensure children have access to basic services like education, healthcare and protection.

But UNICEF have found evidence that even in Australia, parents are more likely not to register the birth of a baby if the mother is under the ages of 25, of First Nations origin, live in a remote area or are experiencing genuine disadvantage.

Babies in the most disadvantaged areas of Australia were over three times more likely to not have their birth registered against those living in more advantaged areas.

Data in the UNICEF report has also revealed more than 75,000 Australian babies, from 2017 until 2022, were not registered within one year after their birth.

For more than 30 years, UNICEF has been a global player in birth registration.

It has been working with governments and communities worldwide to register more than 16 million births and to issue birth certificates for around 13 million people.

"Making sure young children get early education and care is one of the most effective ways to ensure that they develop and thrive in the future," UNICEF Australia's Head of Policy and Advocacy Katie Maskiell said.

For some children, not having a birth certificate has been the prime barrier to early education as a birth certificate is often required for enrolments.

Ms Maskiell said UNICEF Australia's aim is to achieve universal birth registration for every child, no matter what.

"The data (in the Certify Hope report) shows this includes some children, who are already experiencing disadvantage, and not having a birth certificate can keep creating barriers and exacerbate disadvantage into the future," she said.

"Taking the simple step of making sure every Australian child has a birth certificate will ensure families have better access to services and supports they may need."

In its partnership, UNICEF Australia is working to raise greater awareness on the issue through the Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program.

It plans to eliminate barriers with support of the government embedding birth certificates into its Early Years strategy 2024-2034 policy.

Pathfinders National Birth Certificate coordinator, Ron Naden said he has seen the difficulties up front that families have faced that sometimes includes language barriers, the cost of birth certificates and, at times, the complicated registration processes.

Birth certificates cost between $50-$70 per child depending on the state or territory in which they are registered, and the requirements for registration can cause difficulty for parents who may be separated, may be an informal kinship guardian or simply who do not hold enough identification themselves.

"In the earlier years, a lot of people didn't have (supporting documentation) and we'd have to get them to go to a local organisation that their family is known by," Mr Naden said.

"That way they can establish their identity to get over the line to get a birth certificate."