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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Identity For Africa -- ID4Africa

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Description
Description
ID4Africa is a movement that aims to help African nations achieve the objectives of SDG 16.9 by facilitating exchange of knowledge and expertise related to digital identity and promoting the development of principles and standards derived from real world experience in Africa.
Expected Impact

This is an initiative concerned with knowledge transfer and experience sharing related to digital identity and their implications to SDG 16.9. As such it is about diffusion of knowledge that is generated through various methods of engagement. The primary method will be the Annual Meeting, which will be held each year in a different African City. In addition there is a frequent newsletter, and quarterly and annual reports that are distributed to the constituency of the movement. The movement provides financial support to enable African delegates to attend and it never charges for registration fees for African government delegates or those from international development agencies. It is financed by the private sector.

Capacity

Concurrent with the annual assembly, ID4Africa runs a host of Workshops and an exposition. These are intended to help build capacity within the African identity authorities related to identity expertise. In 2016 ID4Africa is running 6 workshops.

Governed

The movement holds an Annual Event each year in a different African city. This year the event will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, May 24-26, 2016. The inaugural event was held in June 2015 in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and it brought together over 300 delegates from throughout Africa. The 2016 event has over 600 delegates registered representing 35 African nations.

Partners
ID4Africa
World Bank Group
UNDP
French Development Agency
UNECA
African Union Commission
African Development Bank
.. for a complete list see www.id4africaforum.com

Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Goal 16

16.1

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

16.1.1
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age
16.1.2
Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause
16.1.3

Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.1.4

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

16.2

End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

16.2.1

Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

16.2.2
Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation
16.2.3

Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

16.3

Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.3.1

Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

16.3.2
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
16.3.3

Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

16.4

By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

16.4.1
Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)
16.4.2
Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

16.5

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

16.5.1
Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
16.5.2
Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

16.6

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

16.6.1
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
16.6.2

Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

16.7.1

Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

16.7.2
Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

16.8

Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

16.8.1

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

16.9

By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

16.9.1
Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

16.10

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

16.10.1
Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months
16.10.2
Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

16.a

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

16.a.1
Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

16.b

Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

16.b.1
Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law
Name Description
ID4Africa Forum 2016
Identification in Africa 2016 -- Survey
Annual Report
Other, please specify
Expertise of a team of identification experts that help to build capacity and train African identity authorities
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
01 January 1970 (date of completion)
Entity
ID4Africa
SDGs
16
Geographical coverage
Throughout Africa
Countries
United States of America
United States of America
Contact Information

Margaret Van Cleve, Communication Manager

m.vancleve@id4africaforum.com