Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ABIDJAN613
2006-06-08 15:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Abidjan
Cable title:
COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM
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UNCLAS ABIDJAN 000613
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM
REF: ABIDJAN 583
UNCLAS ABIDJAN 000613
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM
REF: ABIDJAN 583
1. (U) The Ivorian government announced the official figures
for the pilot identification process which ended on May 27.
The official figures are: 5003 applicants were interviewed,
3907 birth certificates were granted, and 3137 certificates
of nationality were approved. The analysis of the pilot
identification program was part of the agenda for the May 31
meeting of the Council of Ministers. The results were
reported on June 6 along with other agenda items.
2. (SBU) The official figures differ somewhat from the
figures compiled by the UN. According to sources at the UN,
a total of 3920 birth certificates and 2949 certificates of
nationality were approved out of 5284 interviewed candidates.
In our opinion, the UN figures are more reliable due to
regular, on-the-spot reporting from all seven sites during
the pilot. The 5.6 percent difference between the official
figures and the UN's internal numbers is likely due to the
pilot ID process' complicated and completely non-automated
nature.
Hooks
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM
REF: ABIDJAN 583
1. (U) The Ivorian government announced the official figures
for the pilot identification process which ended on May 27.
The official figures are: 5003 applicants were interviewed,
3907 birth certificates were granted, and 3137 certificates
of nationality were approved. The analysis of the pilot
identification program was part of the agenda for the May 31
meeting of the Council of Ministers. The results were
reported on June 6 along with other agenda items.
2. (SBU) The official figures differ somewhat from the
figures compiled by the UN. According to sources at the UN,
a total of 3920 birth certificates and 2949 certificates of
nationality were approved out of 5284 interviewed candidates.
In our opinion, the UN figures are more reliable due to
regular, on-the-spot reporting from all seven sites during
the pilot. The 5.6 percent difference between the official
figures and the UN's internal numbers is likely due to the
pilot ID process' complicated and completely non-automated
nature.
Hooks