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2007-10-29 International-UN-NGOs

New drive to encourage civil registration: UN

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Not ironically, the value of the individual is only held in high regard in those nations who record births and deaths. And while we assume both that the rest of the world has these standards, and that having the ability to create statistics is important, it could be enlightening to point out that neither really matters.

In a manner of speaking, some wit once pointed out that there are few ordinary reasons to count over a million except for money.

Every 100 years - all new people. The recording of information about individuals is mostly interesting to only trivia experts, genealogists and those who think it gives them some degree of control over their own people.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-10-29 00:12|| 2007-10-29 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The Health Metrics Network launches a drive today to encourage countries to count all births and deaths through civil registration.

And remember El Jefe, if you can count it or measure it, you can tax it!

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-29 09:16|| 2007-10-29 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 So what do they really want it for?

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-10-29 16:24|| 2007-10-29 16:24|| Front Page Top

#4 So these developing countries can beg dollars from the US when they show their high birth and death rates. It's all about the money...

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-10-29 19:19|| 2007-10-29 19:19|| Front Page Top

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