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The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) will take place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference will have two segments: Expert Meeting (14-16 October 2019) and Ministerial Meeting (17-18 October 2019). The conference is being organized by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Government of the Zambia. The Conference is also supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Health Organization (WHO), Plan International, the Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) and other partners.
The Conference will be attended by Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, National Identity Registration, Health, ICT and E-Governance. It will also be attended by Heads of Civil Registration Offices, Heads of National Identity Registrations and Heads of National Statistics Offices, representatives of regional and international organizations including the UN agencies, and representatives of selected Non-Governmental Organizations.
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Lusaka, Zambia, 17 October 2019UN official lauds Zambia for efforts to ensure everyone has legal identity
Lusaka, Zambia, 16 October 2019Civil registration conference to benefit African nations seeking to address ‘scandal of invisibility’
Lusaka, Zambia, 15 October 2019Africa urged to harness digital technology for legal identity
Lusaka, Zambia, 14 October 2019ECA & partners assure AU member States of continued support to modernize Africa’s CRVS systems
Lusaka, Zambia, 14 October 2019Africa has made progress in civil registration and vital statistics but much remains to be done
Lusaka, Zambia, 14 October 2019- African ministers to discuss innovative ways to close identity gap in fifth CRVS conference
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