Contents
Executive summary ................................................................................................................... iii
I.
Introduction and background .......................................................................................... 1
II.
Context and justification................................................................................................. 3
III.
Scope and guiding principles of the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement
of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems .......................................................... 4
IV.
Purpose of the strategic plan........................................................................................... 5
V.
Current civil registration and vital statistics environment .............................................. 6
VI.
Strategic analysis for the improvement in civil registration
and vital statistics in Africa .......................................................................................... 13
VII.
Strategic outcomes and enablers .................................................................................. 15
VIII. Linking strategic outcomes, enablers and objectives ................................................... 16
IX.
How are we going to get there? .................................................................................... 20
X.
Structure of the Africa Programme secretariat in
the Economic Commission for Africa .......................................................................... 23
XI.
Strategic risks, impact and management ...................................................................... 26
XII.
Africa Programme and other continental programmes and initiatives ......................... 26
XIII. Mapping civil registration and vital statistics to Agenda 2063, the 2030 Agenda and
the Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa ........................................... 27
XIV. Investment plan ............................................................................................................ 29
XV.
Monitoring, reporting and evaluation ........................................................................... 32
XVI. Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 32
Annex I
Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital
Statistics systems investment plan by strategic objectives, activities and year .. 34
Annex II
Monitoring framework of Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement
of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems – costed strategic
plan 2017-2021 ................................................................................................... 40