30 Sep 2023
Samoa Commits to Modernize Birth Registration
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The Registrar General of Samoa participated at the launch of the report: Strengthening birth registration in Samoa - Intelligence Report. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Resistrar General and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to transform civil registration and vital statistics in Samoa. This reinforced the commitment towards universal birth registration and marks a significant milestone in the effort to modernize civil registration and vital statistics in Samoa.

Video of the launch can be found here and the full report is available via this link.

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