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Practical guide on the improvement of death registration and causes of death processes within a civil registration and vital statistics system
(2017-10)
Alongside other vital events, death is a top priority vital event recommended for legal registration by the United Nations. The cause of death is among the core characteristics of a legally registered death. To standardize ...
Overview of economic and social conditions in Africa in 2009
(2010-02)
The global recession negatively affected economic activity in Africa in 2009. The continental gross domestic product (GDP) growth decelerated from 4.9 per cent in 2008 to 1.6 per cent in 2009, as demand and prices for ...
Système égyptien d’enregistrement électronique des naissances et des décès
(2019-10)
En 2017, le Ministère égyptien de la planification, du suivi et des réformes administratives a développé et mis en place, en collaboration avec le Ministère de la santé, le Système égyptien d’enregistrement des naissances ...
Accelerating Africa’s progress in eradicating poverty and reducing inequality : Aide-memoire
(2019-01)
The third session of the committee on social policy, poverty and gender will discuss the division’s vision, perspective and areas of focus in support of African countries, to accelerate progress on eradicating extreme ...
Africa poverty on decline, progress in basic education, reveals a new report on the MDGs
(2012-06)
Africa has made significant progress in poverty reduction, primary education, women’s empowerment and in its fight against HIV/AIDS, according to a new report to be released July 15 by the United Nations Economic Commission ...
Indice Africain de développement social mesurer l’exclusion humaine dans une optique de transformation structurelle: rapport Afrique de l’Ouest
(2017)
La croissance économique positive enregistrée en Afrique au cours des deux dernières décennies a été résiliente face à la crise internationale de 2008. Elle ne s’est cependant pas traduite en retombées significatives sur ...
Projet de règlement intérieur de la Commission des directeurs généraux de l’état civil africains
(2017-12)
Au début de sa première session ordinaire, la Commission des directeurs généraux de l’état civil africains élit parmi ses membres un Comité directeur de sept personnes composé d’un Président, d’un premier et un second ...
African youth push for fulfillment of promises to women and girls
(2013-09)
An appeal has gone out to the world to invest more resources in young people and ensure their human rights in order to promote socio-economic development and growth. Speakers at the Youth forum preceding the African Regional ...
African social development index: measuring human exclusion for structural transformation
(2015-03)
The Index provides an effective policy tool for African countries to accelerate the path towards inclusive development and set the agenda for social transformation on the continent. As a monitoring mechanism, the Index ...
Assessment report on mainstreaming and implementing disaster risk reduction measures in Africa
(2015-10)
This Regional assessment and good practice synthesis report on mainstreaming and implementing disaster risk reduction and management in Africa was prepared within the framework of the United Nations Development Account ...