NewsWhore
09-19-2007, 06:10 PM
The World Bank and the Dominican government have signed an agreement under which the bank will lend US$19.4 million towards securing documentation for nearly 400,000 people currently without even so much as a real birth certificate. This paperwork will allow them to access government health benefits and other social programs. The deal was signed by Vicente Bengoa, the Minister of the Treasury (Hacienda) and Caroline Anstey, the World Bank's Caribbean officer. The Dominican government will contribute a counterpart fund of US$2.6 million towards the project. As part of the overall project, the Civil Registry Office will be refurbished and computerized, the Birth Registration Office will be modernized and receive technical assistance and three mobile Civil Registration vehicles will be put into service. Assistance will also be provided to the Attorney General's office and the Supreme Court to help improve efficiency in issuing documents. This program is just part of the "Dominican Republic Assistance Strategy", and the World Bank has earmarked as much as US$360 million for the different projects involved.
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