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XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas VitalesAsunción, Paraguay
6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015
The 2030 Development Agenda, Civil registration and Vital Statistics
Srdjan MrkićChief, Demographic Statistics
United Nations Statistics DivisionNew York
XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas VitalesAsunción, Paraguay
6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015
Plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership Seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including
extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda
The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet
The 2030 Development Agenda
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End poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment
Protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change
Ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature
Foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence
Mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity
Plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace
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There are 7 targets under this goal By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all
people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
Goals and targets
There are 8 targets under this goal By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all
people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
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There are 13 targets under this goal By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than
70 per 100,000 live births By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children
under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
Goals and targets
There are 10 targets under this goal By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys
complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
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There are 9 targets under this goal End all forms of discrimination against all women
and girls everywhere Eliminate all forms of violence against all women
and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation
Goals and targets
There are 8 targets under this goal By 2030, achieve universal and equitable
access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
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Goals and targets
There are 5 targets under this goal By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable,
reliable and modern energy services By 2030, increase substantially the share of
renewable energy in the global energy mix
There are 12 targets under this goal Sustain per capita economic growth in
accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries
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Goals and targets
There are 8 targets under this goal Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient
infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
There are 10 targets under this goal By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain
income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average
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Goals and targets
There are 10 targets under this goal By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe
and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
There are 11 targets under this goal By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and
efficient use of natural resources By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the
retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
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Goals and targets
There are 5 targets under this goal Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to
climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
There are 10 targets under this goal By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce
marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
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Goals and targets
There are 12 targets under this goal By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration
and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
There are 12 targets under this goal Significantly reduce all forms of violence and
related death rates everywhere End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all
forms of violence against and torture of children
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Goals and targets There are 19 targets under this goal Strengthen domestic resource mobilization,
including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection
Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favorable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed
Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda
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Definition of a vital statistics
Vital statistics constitute the collection of statistics on vital events in a lifetime of a person as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and of the persons(s) concerned
For statistical purposes vital events refer to life and death of the individuals as well as their family and civil status
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Vital events proper Live births Deaths, including foetal deaths
Dual events – occurring simultaneously in the lives of two individuals which cannot occur again in the life of either individual without a previous change Marriage (legal partnership, where appropriate) Divorces (legal dissolution of partnership, where appropriate) Annulment Judicial separation
Vertical family events involving a descendant Adoption Legitimation Recognition
Vital events
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For most of the targets the prerequisite is knowing the size and characteristics of the population
Regular and reliable vital statistics is key component for producing information on the size and characteristics of the population
Particular emphasis on small areas
Vital statistics, in turn, is the product of fully functioning civil registration system
Vital statistics and SDG’s
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Definition of a vital statistics system
A system – set of interacting or independent components forming an integrated whole
Legal registration
Statistical reporting
Collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics pertaining to vital events
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Definition of a vital statistics system
Vital Statistics System
Live births
Deaths
Fetal deaths
Marriages
Divorces
Annulments
Judicialseparations
Adoptions
Legitimation
Recognition
Health services
Certification ofcause of death
Authorizedinstitutions
Courts
Judicialinstitutions
Civil Registration, including population registers
Principles:
1.Compulsory2.Universal3.Continuous4.Confidentiality
VitalStatistics
CompilationProcessingValidationQuality controlDissemination
Complementary/Interim sources
Population censusSurveysSample registrationareas
Additionaladministrativesources
CoronaryPoliceRegistriesHealth records
National IDs’Electoral listsPassports…
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Role of civil registration
Civil registration is a critical source of vital statistics – records of vital events derived from civil registration are compiled and processed into reliable, regular small area vital statistics
Equally, if not more importantly, civil registration plays a critical role in safekeeping basic human rights
The exercise of many human rights developed and endorsed by the United Nations directly depends on civil registration and the existence of the civil registration system
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Civil registration and human rights
Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples
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.
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Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples
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.
Civil registration and human rights
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Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples
Right to elect (vote) and be 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.
Civil registration and human rights
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Civil registration coverage
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Lack of political will Organizational structure for the civil registration system not well
established Uneven coverage in urban and rural areas Lack of control on the lower level of registration units
Lack of awareness on the importance of civil registration Birth not registered until school age
Poor services being provided “I registered the baby at the hospital, but never received the
certificate!” - from a mother Difficult to reach areas (tribe, remote areas)
Sometimes a mobile unit is used
Civil registration coverage
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Civil registration coverage
Missing link with statistics Good civil registration system ≠ good vital statistics Compiling statistics from civil registration system is not
spelled out in the law Lack of cooperation between agencies
“Statistics is not of our concern” - from a civil registrar NSO cannot get data from registrar
Under-exploitation of the existing statistics Difficult format to process the data Manual registration process Lack of necessary skills – computer or technical
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Concluding remarks
Universal consensus on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, Goals and Targets
Vital statistics is a core component for monitoring the implementation of the agenda and assessment of the progress
As per the United Nations recommendations, regular, reliable and accurate small area vital statistics system is dependent of the fully functioning civil registration and reporting of the occurrence of all vital events
The role of civil registration goes well beyond being the source of vital statistics as it is crucial to ensuring legal identity and protection of human rights
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Human Rights
Civil Registration
Vital Statistics
2030 Agenda
Good and efficient governing and achieving all SD goals, especially related to public health, has to be based on informed decisions and accurate 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
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Supporting activities
The United Nations Statistics Division developed and published the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3 to provide guidance to countries in improving civil registration and vital statistics in the context of the 2030 Agenda Workshop for South American countries for civil registrars,
health authorities and vital statisticians scheduled for 9 -12 November 2015 in Santiago, Chile
Workshop for Caribbean countries for civil registrars, health authorities and vital statisticians scheduled for 1 - 4 December 2015 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago