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Objectives of the Expert Group Meeting on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa

Objectives of the Expert Group Meeting on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa. August 2010 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dimitri Sanga, Ph.D. Chief, Statistical Development. Preparatory Experts Meeting for the First Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration.

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Objectives of the Expert Group Meeting on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa

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  1. Objectives of the Expert Group Meeting on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa August 2010 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dimitri Sanga, Ph.D. Chief, Statistical Development Preparatory Experts Meeting for the First Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

  2. Content Background Rationale Experts Activities Expected accomplishments 2

  3. Background Importance of CRVS Regional workshop on CRVS (Tanzania, June 2009) Discussions and deliberations on issues pertaining to CRVS on a regionally coordinated basis Recommendations from the workshop Progress in implementing the recommendations 3

  4. Background (Cont’d) Challenges at advocacy, technical, operational, and policy levels Opportunities: Increased attention to evidence-based policy and programme formulation Ongoing efforts in revitalizing CRVS systems Ongoing reforms in public services Common development frameworks such as NEPAD, MDGs Ongoing decentralization and democratization processes IT developments 4

  5. Rationale (Cont’d) Review technical and operational proposals: Proposed regional medium-term plan Draft operational guidelines (CR, VS) in Africa Discuss integration and collaboration among CR and VS entities (geographical and organizational): National, regional, international Explore ways of building partnership: Improve resource management: Avoid parallel systems, duplication Improve efficiency 5

  6. Rationale (Cont’d) Discuss capacity issues: Expertise, funding, logistics To propose issues to be considered by ministers in their resolutions and recommendations: Technical, operational and policy To serve as resource persons: Brief experts designated by ministers Serve as national and regional experts on CRVS 6

  7. Experts Experts from NSOs Experts from civil registration authorities Regional experts International experts 7

  8. Review the medium-term plan and propose it for consideration and endorsement by ministers Review the draft operational guidelines and forward and provide feedbacks for improvements Review and filter technical, operational and policy issues aimed at improving CRVS in Africa Prepare and present draft conclusions and recommendations Activities 8

  9. Discuss and deliberate with designated country experts and prepare final draft conclusions and recommendations for ministers Support and advise ministers in preparing resolution and recommendation of their conference Support in notes taking and preparation of daily reports of the expert and ministerial meetings Activities (Cont’d) 9

  10. Reviewed and endorsed proposed medium-term plan Feedback on operational guidelines and feedbacks provided Technical, operational and policy issues filtered and documented Draft conclusions and recommendations prepared and presented Expected accomplishments 10

  11. Reference materials Visit the Conference Website at http://www.uneca.org/crmc/ 11

  12. Thank you! African Centre for Statistics Visit us athttp://knowledge.uneca.org

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