Transcript PPTX

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
December, 2014
Rationale for assessment
 Second conference of ministers responsible for civil
registration
 Resolution 15a. … we commit to urgently develop costed national
plans of action on CRVS that reflect individual country priorities
based on comprehensive assessments to be undertaken with the
support of the Secretariat and partner organizations;
 Resolution 16 …… Member States to undertake in-depth assessment
of the state of their national civil registration systems and develop a
strategic and action plans for improving CRVS;
Rationale for assessment
1. Assessment primarily to provide the evidence required
to prioritise interventions for strengthening CRVS
system
2.
To provide a standards based review of CRVS systems
–mirrored against the standards set by the UN principles
&recommendations
Resources available
1.
Comprehensive Assessment tool
2. Assessment guidelines
3. Guidelines on strategic planning
4. Pool of CRVS experts –trained to support countries
in the assessment and planning processes
Scope of the assessment
 The assessment tools were developed based on the UN
principles and recommendations
 Covers four primary vital events i.e. Births, Deaths, Marriage
and Divorce
 The review covers eight key components:
. Policy and legislative environment for civil registration and vital
statistics (CRVS)
. Management and organization
. Resources (Infrastructure, Human and Financial)
. Forms and materials
. Operations – Processes and Practices
Database management and utilization
. Advocacy and communication
Country
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Lesotho
Swaziland
Zambia
Zimbabwe
The Gambia
Ethiopia
South Africa
Mozambique
Ghana
Seychelles
Nigeria
Botswana
Namibia
Assessment
Planned
Assessment
In progress
Assessment
Completed
Plan developed
No data
Feedback from countries
1.
Major lessons learnt
2. Main challenges experienced
3. Way forward
Thank you!