IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
The current pandemic is disrupting CRVS systems all over the world, but also highlighting why well-functioning systems are more essential than ever. As a result, the UN Statistics Division, the World Health Organization and the UN Legal Identity Agenda Task Force developed COVID-19 resources offering guidance for civil registration stakeholders on maintaining CRVS activities.
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Originally postponed because of the global pandemic, the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS now has new dates for the 16th to 19th November, 2021. The current situation hindered preparations for the event in 2020, but we are back on track to celebrate progress through the CRVS Decade (2015-2024), identify remaining challenges, emphasize CRVS for sustainable development and promote CRVS as the foundation for legal identity.
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ESCAP is collecting country midterm questionnaires to measure regional progress through the midpoint of the CRVS Decade (2015-2024). Responses will inform and guide preparations for the Second Ministerial Conference in November 2021.
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In light of the current situation regarding COVID-19, the celebration of the midpoint of the CRVS Decade (2015-2024) was postponed to the 16th to 19th November 2021. The ongoing pandemic impedes the safe organization of such an event, while also shedding new light on the need for well-functioning CRVS systems that can feed discussions on regional challenges. We will do our best to keep you informed of Conference updates and in the meantime additional information and resources can be accessed here. |
The new online platform hosts a diverse listing of individual experts and organizations focused on strengthening CRVS systems. The Directory aims to connect governments, practitioners and experts from across the global CRVS community to develop, strengthen, and scale-up civil registration and vital statistics systems. It also allows organizations to share news announcements and job opportunities in a communal online space.
UNICEF Kazakhstan is looking for an expert to support the national processes to improve child births, deaths, causes-of-deaths data recording and registration, and carry out a rapid assessment of national civil registration and vital statistics systems. To estimate child-related SDG indicators and improve data disaggregation, it is essential to strengthen the national CRVS system. Working in close collaboration with country experts, the consultant will study all aspects of this system to identify practices to improve.
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data and the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems at IDRC are organizing a webinar this Thursday. It is the first in a 2-part webinar series to disseminate the findings of a newly released compendium “The Nexus Between Civil Registration and Social Protection Systems: Five Country Practices”.
The Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems has recently launched a compendium on the links between CRVS and social protections systems. Based on experiences in Argentina, Chile, Namibia, Republic of Korea, and Tunisia, it stresses the importance of universal registration to improve public service delivery.
The World Bank has announced that another round of the Advanced-Level (Facilitated) Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) eLearning Course is now open for enrollment. This course covers 13 modules and is virtually guided by international experts who further facilitate online discussions and assignments. It requires the completion of the Basic-level (Self-paced) CRVS course.
To enroll:
1. Go to the Open Learning Campus website: https://olc.worldbank.org/
As part of its ongoing support for countries improving the performance of their CRVS systems, particularly death registration and causes of death, the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO) is supporting CRVS strengthening in seven countries. The countries selected for the project are India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Timor Leste.
CRVS systems play a significant role for all individuals by ensuring the registration of births, deaths, marriages, and other vital events, and the recording of causes of death. They provide individuals with legal forms of identification, enabling access to government services such as education and healthcare but also facilitating opening a bank account, formal employment and getting a driving license or a passport.
The seventh session of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics will take place from 26-28 August 2020.
