Invitation: Webinar launch of Strategic programme framework on Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Invitation: Webinar launch of Strategic programme framework on Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Eastern and Southern Africa

When: 29 July, 14h – 15h30 EAT, 13h00 – 14h30 CET

Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wBVMJKnfQQ2W9pM_gDSz9w

Millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa remain invisible in official systems, denied the legal identity that unlocks access to education, healthcare, and protection. The Strategic Programme Framework for Strengthening Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) offers a bold, evidence-driven roadmap to close this gap.

Grounded in regional realities and aligned with global and African commitments, including SDG 16.9, Agenda 2063, the African Union Digital Transformation Strategy, and UNICEF’s contribution to Africa’s Development Agenda, the framework focuses on three accelerators: interoperability, decentralization, and digitalization. These are key to building inclusive, efficient, and sustainable CRVS systems that reach every child, including the most vulnerable.

Listen to leading experts explain how concrete country examples from the ground demonstrate how these three accelerators operate to ensure that every child has a legal identity in the region.

Isabel MAGAYA – Programme Manager, Children and the Law, African Child Policy Forum (moderator)
Alison PARKER – Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF ESARO
Timothy. P.T EKESA – CRC Committee member
Karoonawtee chooramun, Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa, ACERWC
Governments (2 or 3 tbc)
William Muhwava – Chief of Populations and Youth, UN ECA
Nankali Maksud – Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF ESARO

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Invitation : Lancement du webinaire sur le Cadre stratégique pour le renforcement de l’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et des statistiques vitales en Afrique de l’Est et australe

Quand : Le 29 juillet, 14h-15h30 EAT, 13h-14h30 CET

Inscrivez-vous : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wBVMJKnfQQ2W9pM_gDSz9w

Des millions d’enfant en Afrique de l’Est et australe demeurent invisibles dans les systèmes officiels, privés d’identité juridique essentielle pour accéder à l’éducation, aux systèmes de santé et à la protection. Le cadre stratégique pour le renforcement de l’enregistrement des faits d’état civil et des statistiques vitales (CRVS) propose une feuille de route ambitieuse et fondée sur des données probantes pour combler cette lacune.

Ancré dans les réalités régionales et aligné sur les engagements mondiaux et africains, dont l’ODD 16.9, l’Agenda 2063, la Stratégie de transformation numérique de l’Union africaine et la contribution à l’UNICEF à l’agenda de développement de l’Afrique, ce cadre repose sur trois leviers clés : l’interopérabilité, la décentralisation et la numérisation. Ces leviers sont essentiels pour construire des systèmes CRVS inclusifs, efficaces et durables qui atteignent chaque enfant, y compris les plus vulnérables.

Écoutez les interventions de spécialistes de premier plan qui expliquent, à partir d’exemples concrets recueillis sur le terrain, comment ces trois leviers fonctionnent pour garantir que chaque enfant dispose d’une identité juridique dans la région :

Isabel MAGAYA – Programme Manager, Children and the Law, African Child Policy Forum (moderator)
Alison PARKER – Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF ESARO
Timothy. P.T EKESA – CRC Committee member
Karoonawtee chooramun, Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa, ACERWC
Governments (2 or 3 tbc)
William Muhwava – Chief of Populations and Youth, UN ECA
Nankali Maksud – Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF ESARO

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Invitación : Lanzamiento del webinar sobre el marco estratégico para el fortalecimiento del registro civil y las estadísticas vitales en África oriental y meridional

Cuando : El 29 de julio, 14h-15h30 EAT, 13h-14h30 CET

Inscríbete ahora : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wBVMJKnfQQ2W9pM_gDSz9w

Millones de niños y niñas en África oriental y meridional siguen siendo invisibles en los sistemas oficiales, privados de una identidad jurídica que les permitiría acceder a la educación, a servicios de salud y a la protección. El marco estratégico para el fortalecimiento del registro civil y las estadísticas vitales (CRVS) propone una hoja de ruta ambiciosa y basada en evidencia para cerrar esta brecha.

Basado en realidades regionales y alineado con los compromisos mundiales y africanos, incluyendo el ODS 16.9, la Agenda 2063, la Estrategia de Transformación Digital de la Unión Africana y la contribución de UNICEF a la Agenda de Desarrollo de África, el marco se centra en tres pilares clave : interoperabilidad, descentralización y digitalización. Estos elementos son fundamentales para construir sistemas CRVS inclusivos, eficaces y sostenibles, que lleguen a todos los niños y niñas, incluidos los más vulnerables.

Escucha a destacados expertos explicar, a través de ejemplos concretos desde el terreno, como estos tres pilares funcionan para garantizar que cada niño tenga una identidad jurídica en la región :

Isabel MAGAYA – Programme Manager, Children and the Law, African Child Policy Forum (moderator)
Alison PARKER – Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF ESARO
Timothy. P.T EKESA – CRC Committee member
Karoonawtee chooramun, Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration, Name and Nationality in Africa, ACERWC
Governments (2 or 3 tbc)
William Muhwava – Chief of Populations and Youth, UN ECA
Nankali Maksud – Regional Advisor Child Protection, UNICEF ESARO

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SPEAKERS

Isabel MAGAYA (moderator)
Programme Manager, Children and the Law
African Child Policy Forum

Biography

Isabel has worked extensively in advocating for universal birth registration and the rights of undocumented migrant children. Currently, Isabel is the manager for the Children and Law Programme at a Pan African think tank-African Child Policy Forum, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where she leads strategic initiatives on child rights governance and justice reform. Her work has been instrumental in shaping policies, laws and practices across Africa, including advancing legislative frameworks and advocacy strategies to protect vulnerable children. Isabel is also an External Expert to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights & Welfare of the Child’s Working Group on Children’s Rights and Business. Isabel studied law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and she holds a Master’s Degree in Child law and is currently completing her Doctoral Degree on children’s rights.

Alison Parker
Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF ESARO

Biography

Biography will be added soon.

Timothy. P.T EKESA
CRC Committee member

Biography

Biography will be added soon.

HON. Karoonawtee CHOORAMUN
Special Rapporteur on Birth Registration,
Name and Nationality in Africa, ACERWC

Biography

Hon. Karoonawtee Chooramun has served as a Member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) since March 2021. She is the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Name, Birth Registration, and Nationality, where she champions every child’s right to legal identity through birth registration and nationality, and works to combat statelessness across the continent. As Special Rapporteur, Hon. Chooramun advocates for the universal registration of births, which is essential for a child’s legal identity and the realization of many other rights. Her work also involves tackling challenges related to statelessness and ensuring that children can acquire nationality, thereby securing their rights and participation in society. She also serves as Country Rapporteur for Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, and Zimbabwe, monitoring child rights policies and advising on improvements. In addition, she is a member of the Working Group on Business and Children’s Rights, focusing on the impact of corporate practices on child welfare, including child labor and corporate responsibility.

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27 junio 2025