Speech by the Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Abstract

The fifth conference of African ministers responsible for civil registration and to be participating in this important gathering, which will deliberate on the theme “Innovative Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems as a foundation for legal identity management”. This is a subject that is of crucial importance to Africa’s economic and social development, and that is at the core of the realization of our ambitions to eradicate poverty, and to achieve inclusive and sustainable development and respect human rights. It is for this reason that this conference is also being attended Ministers for Health, ICT and ID management as well as for E-Governance.