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Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
The Need for a Civil Registration System
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
• Three parts
1. Definition and essential features – the United Nations framework for developing and improving civil registration
2. Importance of civil registration - human rights and vital statistics
3. Summary
Presentation parts
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
• Civil registration is– Universal– Continuous– Permanent– Compulsory
recording of vital events
Definition of civil registration
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Definition of civil registration
• State-run public institution• Serving general and individual interests by
• Gathering• Screening• Documenting• Filing• Safekeeping• Correcting and updating• Certifying
Providing official and permanent record
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration Outputs
• Quite a number of outputs – two main categories
– Relevant to an individual • Original documents
• Copies
• Extracts
– Relevant to a society (aggregated individual outputs)• Statistics
• Health services
• Health registers
• Family planning
• Resource allocations
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil registration – individual output
• Providing official and permanent record (an example)
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil registration – aggregated output
• Creating a statistical record– Validation of data– Electronic format– Data editing– Data processing– Tabulation, analysis, dissemination
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil registration – aggregated output
Age specific fertility rates, early 2000
0
50
100
150
200
250
up to 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45+
Mauritius
Namibia
Swaziland
Germany
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration Components
• Law• Civil administration infrastructure• Population participation• Service to the public• Ensuring confidentiality• Checks and balances
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
United Nations Civil Registration Network
Management,operation andmaintenance
Computer-ization
Principlesand recom
mendations Rev. 2
Releaseand archiving-
individualrecords
Information, education and
comm.
Legal framework
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Exercise of many United Nations endorsed human rights directly depends on registration and the existence of the civil registration system
“Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.”
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Codification of international human rights provides the right to register:
– Deaths – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
– Foetal deaths - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
– Marriage - International Convention on Consent to Marriage and Registration of Marriage
– Divorce – United Nations General Assembly resolutions
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Lack of registration Denying basic human right• Examples
1. Right to own identity
The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents. – Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Lack of registration Denying basic human right• Examples
2. Right to non-discrimination by reason of birth
States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within its jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child’s or his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.– Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Lack of registration Denying basic human right• Examples
3. Right to education
States Parties recognize the right of the child to education and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall, in particular: a) Make primary education compulsory and available free for all …; - Article 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Lack of registration Denying basic human right• Examples
4. Right to marry
The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry should be recognized. – Article 23 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Lack of registration Denying basic human right• Examples
5. Right to (elect) vote and get elected
Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions … to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of will of the electors – Article 25 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Civil Registration and its importance
• Civil registers are the best source of vital statistics as
• Universal• Permanent• Continuous• Compulsory
•Vital statistics is essential for planning and providing the numerical profile of the nation
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
– Incomplete registration – Civil registration system in development– Lack of vital statistics– Lack of population estimates
Source: UN Population Division
Total population:
212,092,000
Population 0-4:
21,782,000
First graders in 2002:
4,356,400
1.5 teachers per 30 students
Number of teachers needed: 217,820
Source: 2000 Population Census
Total population:
203,456,000
Population 0-4:
20,910,720
First graders in 2002:
4,182,144
1.5 teachers per 30 students
Number of teachers needed: 209,107
Difference over 8,000 teachers
Civil Registration and its importance
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
• Enormous challenges• Stakeholders• Importance• Human rights• Statistics• Good governance
Civil Registration and its importance
Regional Workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Africa “Towards New Initiatives and Approaches”
29 June – 3 July 2009, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Human Rights
Civil Registration
Vital Statistics
Governing Good and efficient governing must be based on informed decisions, that is why it needs qualitative and accurate vital statistics.
Ensuring basic human right is crucial for the normal functioning and governing of societies worldwide.
The exercise of many human rights depends directly on the existence of the functioning civil registration system.
Civil registration is, without doubt, the best source for accurate and reliable vital statistics.
Efficient and legitimate governing at all levels requires civil registration for its legal implications – citizenship, for example.
The lack of vital statistics directly affects the exercise of human right..
Civil Registration and its importance