The sixth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration

Opening of the segment

Coffee break

Opening of the segment (continued)

Election of the Bureau and adoption of the agenda and programme of work

Session I : Panel discussion: Ten years after the establishment of the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems and eight years to 2030 – Are we on track to realizing our civil registration and vital statistics commitments?

Lunch break

Session II : Statutory issues

Coffee break

Session III : Progress on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Country spotlight: Highlights of the Gambian electronic civil registration and vital statistics system

Session III : Progress on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (continued)

Coffee break

Session III : Progress on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (continued)

Lunch break

Session IV : Panel discussion: Assessing progress in the production of civil registration-based vital statistics on the continent

Coffee break

Session V : Population registers and the opportunities they offer for improved public administration and statistics

Session VI : Panel discussion: Role of the health sector in building civil registration and vital statistics systems and the benefits of those systems for the health agenda

Coffee break

Session VII : Parallel sessions

Lunch break

Session VII : Parallel sessions (continued)

Coffee break

Session VIII : Panel discussion: Digitalizing civil registration and vital statistics systems in Africa to optimize their efficiency and use

Session IX : Civil registration in humanitarian contexts: Building on experience gained during the coronavirus disease pandemic

Session X : Panel discussion: Legal identity for migrants, refugees and marginalized population groups

Coffee break

Session XI : Regional strategy and action plan for civil registration and vital statistics and achieving the commitments of the 2030 Agenda

Session XII : Discussion and endorsement of the draft conclusions and recommendations

Lunch break

Session XII : Discussion and endorsement of the draft conclusions and recommendations (continued)

Other matters and Closing of the expert segment

Coffee break

Special session: Meeting of registrars general

Bilateral meetings