Ethiopia: Italy and Unicef, agreement for "children's identity"
Addis Ababa - Italy and Unicef signed a financing agreement for the project “Strengthening the Civil Registration System for Children’s Right to Identity: Identification for Development – ID - Second Phase” for an amount of one million euros.
The first phase of the project is currently under implementation in 50% of the Woredas and Kebeles of Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' (SNNP) regions. The second phase, which is funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for a period of 12 months, will cover the remaining 50% of the Woredas and Kebeles of Oromia and SNNP Regional States. The agreement signed by the Italian Ambassador Arturo Luzzi, the Unicef Representative, Ms. Gillian Mellsop and the Director of the Addis Ababa Office of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Ms. Ginevra Letizia, will implement strategic activities aimed at improving institutional and technical capacity of the Regional Vital Events Registration Agencies (RVERAs) in Oromia and SNNPR; establishing a standardized database and data management system; providing RVERAs with modern IT devices and transportation, in order to better reach remote and disadvantaged areas. 820,000 newborn children will benefit from this initiative.