XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 The 2030 Development Agenda, Civil registration and Vital Statistics Srdjan Mrkić Chief, Demographic Statistics United Nations Statistics Division New York

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  Plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership  Seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom  Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development  The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets demonstrate the scale and ambition of this new universal Agenda  The Goals and targets will stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet The 2030 Development Agenda

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  End poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment  Protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change  Ensure that all human beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature  Foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies which are free from fear and violence  Mobilize the means required to implement this Agenda through a revitalized Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, based on a spirit of strengthened global solidarity Plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  There are 7 targets under this goal  By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day Goals and targets  There are 8 targets under this goal  By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  There are 13 targets under this goal  By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births  By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births Goals and targets  There are 10 targets under this goal  By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  There are 9 targets under this goal  End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere  Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation Goals and targets  There are 8 targets under this goal  By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 5 targets under this goal  By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services  By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix  There are 12 targets under this goal  Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 8 targets under this goal  Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all  There are 10 targets under this goal  By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 10 targets under this goal  By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums  There are 11 targets under this goal  By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources  By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 5 targets under this goal  Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries  Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning  There are 10 targets under this goal  By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 12 targets under this goal  By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements  There are 12 targets under this goal  Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere  End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Goals and targets  There are 19 targets under this goal  Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection  Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favorable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed  Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non- discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Definition of a vital statistics  Vital statistics constitute the collection of statistics on vital events in a lifetime of a person as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and of the persons(s) concerned  For statistical purposes vital events refer to life and death of the individuals as well as their family and civil status

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  Vital events proper Live births Deaths, including foetal deaths  Dual events – occurring simultaneously in the lives of two individuals which cannot occur again in the life of either individual without a previous change Marriage (legal partnership, where appropriate) Divorces (legal dissolution of partnership, where appropriate) Annulment Judicial separation  Vertical family events involving a descendant Adoption Legitimation Recognition Vital events

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  For most of the targets the prerequisite is knowing the size and characteristics of the population  Regular and reliable vital statistics is key component for producing information on the size and characteristics of the population  Particular emphasis on small areas  Vital statistics, in turn, is the product of fully functioning civil registration system Vital statistics and SDG’s

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Definition of a vital statistics system  A system – set of interacting or independent components forming an integrated whole  Legal registration  Statistical reporting  Collection, compilation and dissemination of statistics pertaining to vital events

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Definition of a vital statistics system Vital Statistics System Live births Deaths Fetal deaths Marriages Divorces Annulments Judicial separations Adoptions Legitimation Recognition Health services Certification of cause of death Authorized institutions Courts Judicial institutions Civil Registration, including population registers Principles: 1.Compulsory 2.Universal 3.Continuous 4.Confidentiality Vital Statistics Compilation Processing Validation Quality control Dissemination Complementary/ Interim sources Population census Surveys Sample registration areas Additional administrative sources Coronary Police Registries Health records National IDs’ Electoral lists Passports …

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Role of civil registration  Civil registration is a critical source of vital statistics – records of vital events derived from civil registration are compiled and processed into reliable, regular small area vital statistics  Equally, if not more importantly, civil registration plays a critical role in safekeeping basic human rights  The exercise of many human rights developed and endorsed by the United Nations directly depends on civil registration and the existence of the civil registration system

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Civil registration and human rights  Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples Right to own identity The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents. – Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples Right to marry The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry should be recognized. – Article 23 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Civil registration and human rights

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  Denying exercise of human rights by the lack of proper and functioning civil registration – examples Right to elect (vote) and be elected Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions … to vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of will of the electors – Article 25 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Civil registration and human rights

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Civil registration coverage

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015  Lack of political will  Organizational structure for the civil registration system not well established Uneven coverage in urban and rural areas Lack of control on the lower level of registration units  Lack of awareness on the importance of civil registration Birth not registered until school age  Poor services being provided “I registered the baby at the hospital, but never received the certificate!” - from a mother  Difficult to reach areas (tribe, remote areas) Sometimes a mobile unit is used Civil registration coverage

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Civil registration coverage  Missing link with statistics Good civil registration system ≠ good vital statistics Compiling statistics from civil registration system is not spelled out in the law Lack of cooperation between agencies  “Statistics is not of our concern” - from a civil registrar  NSO cannot get data from registrar Under-exploitation of the existing statistics  Difficult format to process the data  Manual registration process  Lack of necessary skills – computer or technical

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Concluding remarks  Universal consensus on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, Goals and Targets Vital statistics is a core component for monitoring the implementation of the agenda and assessment of the progress As per the United Nations recommendations, regular, reliable and accurate small area vital statistics system is dependent of the fully functioning civil registration and reporting of the occurrence of all vital events The role of civil registration goes well beyond being the source of vital statistics as it is crucial to ensuring legal identity and protection of human rights

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Human Rights Civil Registration Vital Statistics 2030 Agenda Good and efficient governing and achieving all SD goals, especially related to public health, has to be based on informed decisions and accurate statistics Ensuring basic human right is crucial for the normal functioning and governing of societies worldwide The exercise of many human rights depends directly on the existence of the functioning civil registration system Civil registration is, without doubt, the best source for accurate and reliable vital statistics

XII Encuentro del Consejo Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Registro Civil, Identidad y Estadísticas Vitales Asunción, Paraguay 6 al 9 de Octubre de 2015 Supporting activities  The United Nations Statistics Division developed and published the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 3 to provide guidance to countries in improving civil registration and vital statistics in the context of the 2030 Agenda Workshop for South American countries for civil registrars, health authorities and vital statisticians scheduled for November 2015 in Santiago, Chile Workshop for Caribbean countries for civil registrars, health authorities and vital statisticians scheduled for December 2015 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago