Description: Illicit financial flows from Africa are large and growing. The export of valuable natural resources is often a main source of these flows, whichare not only a drain on domestic financial resources needed for sustainable development but also undermine the stateandgood governance. In this framework the UN Development Account projects onIntegrated National Financing Frameworks(DA-INFF) and Statistical Measurement of Illicit Financial Flows (DA-IFF) aim to address the link between domestic resources and illicit financial flows, and how to best measure these flows. The capacity building workshop aims at equipping national stakeholders with the statistical skills necessary to measure SDG 16.4 "Inward and outward illicit financial flows" and assess the impact of illicit financial flows on the government budget, the economy and society. Besides the statistical measurement of SDG indicator 16.4, the workshop aims at providing national stakeholders with an overview of data, algorithms, tools and software to combat illicit financial flows linked to the report of extractive commodities.
Description: The Fifth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration (COM5) will take place from 14 to 18 October 2019 in Lusaka, Zambia. The conference will have two segments: Expert Meeting (14-16 October 2019) and Ministerial Meeting (17-18 October 2019). The conference is being organized by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Government of the Zambia. The Conference is also supported by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Health Organization (WHO), Plan International, the Africa Symposium on Statistical Development (ASSD) and other partners. The Conference will be attended by Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, National Identity Registration, Health, ICT and E-Governance. It will also be attended by Heads of Civil Registration Offices, Heads of National Identity Registrations and Heads of National Statistics Offices, representatives of regional and international organizations including the UN agencies, and representatives of selected Non-Governmental Organizations.
