1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: December, 2014

2. Rationale for assessment Second conference of ministers responsible for civil registration Resolution 15a. … we commit to urgently develop costed national plans of action on CRVS that reflect individual country priorities based on comprehensive assessments to be undertaken with the support of the Secretariat and partner organizations; Resolution 16 …… Member States to undertake in-depth assessment of the state of their national civil registration systems and develop a strategic and action plans for improving CRVS;

3. Rationale for assessment 1. Assessment primarily to provide the evidence required to prioritise interventions for strengthening CRVS system 2. To provide a standards based review of CRVS systems –mirrored against the standards set by the UN principles &recommendations

4. Resources available 1. Comprehensive Assessment tool 2. Assessment guidelines 3. Guidelines on strategic planning 4. Pool of CRVS experts –trained to support countries in the assessment and planning processes

5. Scope of the assessment

6. CountryAssessment Planned Assessment In progress Assessment Completed Plan developedNo data Kenya Uganda Tanzania Lesotho Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe The Gambia Ethiopia South Africa Mozambique Ghana Seychelles Nigeria Botswana Namibia

7. Feedback from countries 1. Major lessons learnt 2. Main challenges experienced 3. Way forward

8. Thank you!