Pakistan International Summit on

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Date: November 28-30Venue: Serena Hotel Islamabad

Tentative Agenda

Day 1 - November 28 2018

Timeline Session Title /details Speakers

9:30 – 10:00 Registration

Session # 1 Opening Ceremony

10:00 – 10:10 Recitation from Holy Quran

10:10 – 10:30 Round of introductions Moderator

10:30 – 10:45 Welcome Address Dr. Asma Hyder - Member SS&D - M/o Planning Development and Reform

10:45 - 11:00 Opening Remarks Ms. Aida Girma – Country Representative – UNICEF Pakistan

11:00 - 11:15 Opening Remarks Ms. Joanna Reld – Head of DFID Pakistan

11:15 - 11:30 Inaugural speech Mr. Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar - Federal Minister - M/o Planning Development and Reform

Group Photo

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee /Tea Break

Session # 2International Scenario: Global Case for Investment in Civil Registration & Vital Statistics Systems

Chaired by Dr. Asma Hyder (Member SS&D - M/o Planning Development and Reform)Co-Chaired by Ms. Aida Girma (Country Representative – UNICEF Pakistan)

12:00 – 12:20 Improving civil registration and vital statistics in the Asia Pacific ESCAP, Director Statistics Division.

12:20 – 12:40 Regional Strategic Plan for improvement of CRVS in EMRO Dr. Nima Saeed Abid - WHO Representative in Pakistan

12:40 – 01:00 UNICEF’s Role for Global commitments for CRVS Ms. Aida Girma – Country Representative – UNICEF Pakistan

01:00 – 01:20 Global DFID supported CRVS initiatives Ms. Honor Flanagan – Head of Governance Group - DFID Pakistan

01:20 – 01:40 World Bank CRVS global perspective Ms. Cristina Isabel – Head of Human Development – World Bank Pakistan

01:40 – 01:50 Q&A / Comments

01:50 – 02:30 Lunch & Prayer Breaks

Session # 3Global Best Practices – A broad development partnership (Role of multiple stakeholders in the CRVS data collection and storage)

Chaired by Mr. Usman Y. Mobin (Chairman NADRA)Co-Chaired by Mr. Bahrawar Jan (Deputy Director General – Pakistan Bureau of Statistics)

02:30 – 02:50 • Nepal Suresh Adhikari - Joint Secretary - Ministry of Federal Affairs & Administration, Nepal

02:50 – 03:10 • Sri Lanka

03:10 – 03:30 • Maldives Ikrisha Abdul Wahid - Senior Statistical Officer - National Bureau of Statistics, Nepal

Q&A / Comments

03:30 – 03:40 Closing Remarks /Wrap up

03:40 – 04:00 Coffee /Tea Break

Day 2 - November 29, 2018

Timeline Session Title /details Speakers

Session # 1 : Opening Day 2

09:00 – 09:10 Recitation from Holy Quran

09:10 – 09:20 Recap Day 1 Dr. Muqaddisa Mehreen, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF

09:20 – 09:40 Update on promotion of CRVS in Pakistan Dr. Muhammad Asif, Chief Health M/o PDR, Islamabad

Session # 2 National Scenario: National & Provincial case for investment in Civil registration & Vital Statistics Systems CRVS Developments

Chaired by Ms. Sania Nishtar (Chairperson BISP)Co-Chaired by Mr. Asad Hafiz (Director General Health)

09:40 – 10:00 • Punjab Mr. Mahmood Javed Bhatti – Director General – Local Government Punjab

10:00 – 10:20 • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Amir Latif – Director General – Local Government KPK

10:20 – 10:40 • Sindh Mr. Fahim Akhtar Junejo – Director General (Monitoring) – Local Government Sindh

10:40 – 11:00 • Baluchistan Mr. Zafar Aziz Zehri – Director General – Local Government Baluchistan

11:00 – 11:10 Q&A / Comments

11:10 - 11:30 Coffee /Tea Break

11:30 - 11:50 • Azad Jammu & Kashmir Mr. Amir Latif – Director General – Local Government AJ&K

11:50 - 12:10 • Gilgit Baltistan Mr. Sana Ullah – Secretary - Local Government AJ&K

12:10 – 12:30 Discussion & Way forward

Session # 3 Technical Session

12:30 - 12:50 Essentials of Thematic Areas of CRVS & Groupwork Dr. S. M. Mursalin ,Technical Adviser, TSU-CRVS, M/o PDR, Islamabad

12:50 - 02:00

Group work - CRVS Thematic Areas Facilitators/Reportier

A. Legal Framework Dr. Saqib Aleem

B. Resources for Civil Registration Prof. Dr. Amna

C. Registration Practices, Coverage, and Completeness Dr. Jasim Anwar

D. Death Certification and Cause of Death / ICD Coding Dr. Shugfta Zareen

E. Data Access, Use and Quality / Innovative approaches Maj. Aftab Saleem

02:00 - 02:45 Lunch & Prayer Breaks

Presentations

02:45 – 03:00 A. Legal Framework Group A

03:00 – 03:15 B. Resources for Civil Registration Group B

03:15 – 03:30 C. Registration Practices, Coverage, and Completeness Group C

03:30 – 03:45 D. Death Certification and Cause of Death / ICD Coding Group D

03:45 - 04:00 E. Data Access, Use and Quality / Innovative approaches Group E

04:00 – 04:30 Discussion & Recommendations

04:30 – 04:50 CRVS Summit Closing Ceremony Remarks Mr. Zafar Hassan – Secretary - Ministry of Planning Development & Reform

04:50 – 05:00 Vote of Thanks Dr. Asma Hyder - Member SS&D - M/o Planning Development and Reform

05:00 Coffee /Tea Break

South Asia Civil Registrars Meeting

Day 3 - November 30, 2018

11:00 – 02:00

Session Title /details Speakers

Round table discussion

§ Regional support activities

§ Potential country actions

Pakistan

India

SriLanka

Bangladesh

Maldives

Bhutan

Afghanistan

Nepal

Resolution of CR8

02:00 - 02:45 Lunch & Prayer Breaks