registration system contributes to good economic governance of the country as it
provides accurate statistical data for planning purposes. This has the advantage of
preventing and minimising corrupt and mismanagement practices in public offices
where the absence of accurate data leads to unnecessary surveys, use of proxy
data, and over or under-evaluation of data. With improved economic governance and
an environment conducive to the fulfilment of children‟s and human rights, the
country is better placed to attract foreign investors, which can lead to enhanced job
creation and economic growth.
110. Finally, capacity building programmes should also be directed to law
enforcement agencies such as the police, prosecutors, regulatory bodies, officials of
the ministry of the interior, and members of the judiciary. Since a fully functioning
birth registration system offers documented proof of identity, law enforcement
agencies should be trained on how to access identity data during investigations,
prosecutions and trials.
111.The Committee hereby calls upon States parties to particularly:
a. establish legal frameworks in accordance with, or align them to, this General
Comment in all of the respects outlined above;
b. establish a functioning, well managed, resourced, integrated, universal, free
and accessible birth registration system;
c. establish an inter-agency coordination unit in charge of the oversight of the
whole integrated civil registration system;
d. put in place policies, programmes, strategies and plans of action for
dissemination of information on the importance
of birth registration
countrywide;
e. put in place policies and programmes for continuing training of various birth
registration
stakeholders,
including:
policy
makers,
legislators,
law
enforcement agencies, and civil registry staff; and allocate sufficient resources
to acquisition of the requisite equipment for civil registration offices;
f.
Respect the principle of international law that statelessness shall be avoided; and in
particular that, as required by Article 6(4), a child who, at the time of birth, is not
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