South Africa kicks off the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Conference (CRVS) at Durban’s International Convention Centre from Monday, 3 September 2012, with a meeting of experts ahead of the Ministerial Conference.
The meeting of African experts on CRVS from 3-5 September, will provide a comprehensive analytical framework and a roadmap that will culminate in recommendations for the Ministers to deliberate upon and ratify.
The conference is coordinated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Union Commission (AUC), African Development Bank, and hosted bythe South African Government.
The Ministerial Conference will be chaired by Minister and Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. The official opening ceremony will be addressed by among others, representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and World Health Organisation on 6-7 September 2012.
The Conference will be attended by 54 African Ministers responsible for civil registration and vital statistics and 500 delegates from African countries including senior civil registration technical experts, development partners, young statisticians and professional associations.
The South African government delegation will be led by Minister Dlamini Zuma and include representatives of the Ministries of Home Affairs, International Relations and Cooperation, Health, Social Development, Police, Defence and Statistics South Africa.
The Conference is convened under the theme "Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Institutional and Human Infrastructure in Africa".
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