Preparatory Meeting of Experts for the First Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
10-12 August 2010, UN Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Time

Activity

Responsible

Tuesday 10 August 2010

8:30 – 9:00

Registration

Session I: Opening Session

 

9:00 – 9:25

Opening Statements:

  1. Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

  2. Opening Remarks:  African Union Commission

  3. Opening Remarks: African Development Bank

  4. Opening Statement: H.E. Mr. Ahmed Shide, State Minister of Finance and Economic Development of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

9:25-9:30

Election of the Bureau

9:30 – 10:00

Coffee Break

10:00 – 10:30

Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work

10:30 – 11:00

Objectives of the Meeting

ECA

Session II: Why Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa?

11:00 – 11:30

Importance and Services of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

UNSD

11:30 – 12:00

Technical, Administrative and Operational Aspects of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

UNSD

12:00 – 12:15

International Standards and Guidelines and their Importance to Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa

UNSD

12:15 – 13:00

General Discussions

13:00 – 14:00

 Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30

Challenges and Opportunities for the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa

AfDB

14:30 – 15:00

Implementing Improvements in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

HMN

15:00 – 15:45

General Discussions

15:45 – 16:00

Gender Perspective of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa

ACGS

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 16:45

Accelerating Birth Registration in Africa

UNICEF

16:45 – 17:00

The Inclusion of Displaced Populations in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

UNHCR

17:00 – 17:15

International Experience on Law Drafting Techniques and its Application to Civil Registration Laws

Boston University

17:15 – 18:00

General Discussion

Wednesday 11 August 2010

Session III - Regional Initiatives and Strategies

8:45 – 9:00

The Tanzania Regional Workshop Outcomes and Progress on the Implementation of the Recommendations

ECA

9:00 – 9:30

The Proposed Medium-Term Regional Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Plan

ECA

9:30 – 10:00

General Discussion

10:00 – 10:30

Partnership Building and Resource Requirements and Mobilization

AfDB

10:30 – 10:45

Organization and Expectations from the Ministerial Conference

AUC

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:00  

General Discussion

Session IV – Technical, Operational and Policy Issues

12:00 – 12:30  

Issues to be Addressed in Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Africa

ECA

12:30 – 13:00

General Discussion

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Session V: Breakaway Sessions in TWO PARALLEL Groups on Technical, Operational and Policy Issues

14:00 – 16:30

Breakaway on Technical, Operational and Policy Issues
Anglophone experts | Francophone experts [ Rapport ]

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:00

Report back to Plenary

Thursday 12 August 2010

Session VI – Meeting with Country Experts

8:45 – 9:30

Presentation of draft Conclusions and Recommendations to Country Experts

Experts

9:30 – 10:30

General Discussion

10:30 – 11:00

 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:45

General Discussions and Endorsing the Final Draft Conclusions and Recommendations of the Expert Meetings

12:45 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:15

 Any other Business

14:15 – 15:00

Closing of the Meeting

Closing remarks by UNSD
Closing remarks by AfDB
Closing remarks by AUC
Closing remarks by UNECA

15:00 – 17:30

Country Experts Briefing their Respective Ministers

18:30 – 20:30

Cocktail