国际英语资讯:UNECA calls for modern civil registration system as Africa marks CRVS Day
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 10-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> (<span word="ECA">ECA</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exert">exert</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="policymakers">policymakers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Registration">Registration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vital">Vital</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="CRVS">CRVS</span>) <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>, <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="efficiently">efficiently</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leveraging">leveraging</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="governance">governance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span>."</p><p>"<span word="CRVS">CRVS</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Agenda">Agenda</span> 2063, <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Want">Want</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="Chinganya">Chinganya</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="CRVS">CRVS</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> "<span word="exemplifies">exemplifies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="CRVS">CRVS</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2017 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nouakchott">Nouakchott</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mauritania">Mauritania</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commemorated">commemorated</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ECA">ECA</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="commemorative">commemorative</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="identity">identity</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="about">about</span> 120 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span>.</p>
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