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United Nations Economic Commission for AfricaUnited Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Progress on the Implementation of the Progress on the Implementation of the Tanzania Workshop on Civil Tanzania Workshop on Civil

Registration and Vital StatisticsRegistration and Vital Statistics

August 2010Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dimitri Sanga, Ph.D.Dimitri Sanga, Ph.D.Chief, Statistical DevelopmentChief, Statistical Development

Preparatory Experts Meeting for the First Conference of Preparatory Experts Meeting for the First Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil RegistrationAfrican Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

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•Background

•Implementations statusAdvocacyOperational aspectsTechnical aspectsPartnershipsTechnical materials

•Conclusions

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Background

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•Importance of CRVS

•Regional workshop on CRVS (Tanzania)•Discussions and deliberations

on issues pertaining to CRVS on a regionally coordinated basis •Recommendations from the

Workshop•Status of implementation of

the recommendations

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Advocacy

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Recommendation Responsibility Status Dedicate the Theme for the 2009 ASD to CRVS systems

ECA Countries celebrated on this theme

Explore possibility of organizing a high-level Ministerial Conference on Improving CR in as near-future

Regional organizations

Here we are!

All African governments called upon to take appropriate measures in availing the necessary resources and support to CRVS systems

Countries In progress

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Operational aspects

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Recommendation Responsibility Status Active participation in strengthening regional CRVS Network

NSOs, CRAs, partners

Email exchangesPlatform prepared

Countries use available opportunities in promoting CRVS: reform programs, decentralization and democratization processes

Countries Information not yet compiled

Countries encouraged to revisit the topic of fees for issuing CR legal documents

Countries Information not yet compiled

AfDB requested to continue its support

AfDB Ongoing

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Recommendation Responsibility Status Regional training institutions urged to take initiatives in developing appropriate curricula

Regional training institutions

Information not yet compiled

Countries urged to interact each other: study tours, technical support, …

Countries Information not yet compiled

Organize biannually the regional workshop

Regional organizations

and UNSD

Expected to be conducted next

year

ACS continue leading and serving as regional platform

ACS-ECA Ongoing

Operational aspects (Cont’d)

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Recommendation Responsibility Status

UNSD to continue its support

UNSD ongoing

ACS-ECA and AfDB to develop medium-term plan

ACS-ECA and AfDB

Done

Countries to finalize their country action plans to ACS

Countries Some submitted

Operational aspects (Cont’d)

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Recommendation Responsibility Status

Countries advised to revisit and update their CR laws

Countries Information not yet compiled

Countries need to identify underlying reasons for low level CR coverage in rural areas

Countries Information not yet compiled

Ensure both civil registrars and statisticians fully cross-trained in CRVS

All actors Information not yet compiled

Technical aspects

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Recommendation Responsibility Status

CR authorities and NSOs urged to collaborate and NSO to take an active role

Countries Information not yet compiled

Countries encouraged to use conventional methods in evaluating CRVS systems

Countries Information not yet compiled

Countries encouraged to use UN guidelines

Countries Information not yet compiled

Technical aspects (Cont’d)

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Recommendation Responsibility Status ACS and UNSD need to strengthen institutional linkages in facilitating integration, harmonization, …

ACS and UNSD Ongoing

Donors, UN agencies, … urged to support Africa in capacity building, …

Donors, … countries

Ongoing but comprehensive

information not yet compiled

Countries urged to mainstream CRVS in their national statistical development programmes

Countries Information not yet compiled

Partnership

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Follow-up activities Responsibility

Status

Preparation of full-workshop report

ACS and AfDB

Done

Operational Guideline on Improving the Timeliness and Completeness of CR Systems in Africa

ACS and AfDB

Prepared

Operational Guideline on Improving Coverage and Completeness of VS Systems in Africa

ACS and AfDB

Prepared

Compendium report on the status of country CRVS

ACS Prepared and used for the preparation of the medium-term

plan

Technical materials

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•Advocacy efforts: successfully progressing

•Regional collaboration and integration in CRVS progressing as planned

•Promising results in regional and international partnership building in CRVS

•Need more efforts in monitoring progress in implementing the recommendations at the country level

•Visible efforts required from regional training institutions

Conclusions

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