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Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Research Forum

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize the first Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023. Hosted by ESCAP in Bangkok, this fully online event offers a major research, information sharing, and capacity-building opportunity for participants, who will be able to present at and attend paper presentations and interactive sessions, including networking opportunities.

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Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

The Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS took place from the 16th to 19th November, 2021. It has been the occasion 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.

Recordings, side-events and preparatory and outcome documents can be consulted on this website.

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Launch of Getting Every One in the Picture - a snapshot of progress midway through the Asian and Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade

In preparation of the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific held from 16 to 19 November 2021, ESCAP has prepared a report on the situation of CRVS systems in the region. By celebrating the progresses and highlighting the challenges remaining to achieving universal registration systems, the report aims at shaping the priorities for the second half of the Decade.

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Resources for civil registration during the COVID-19 pandemic

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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The CRVS community in Asia and the Pacific has reflected on where it stands at the midpoint of the CRVS Decade (2015-2024) during the Second Ministerial Conference. Following this celebration of progress, many of our partners and member countries are leading actions to fill the remaining gaps.

To learn more about CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, please subscribe to our newsletter, which offers a monthly panorama of CRVS actions throughout the region

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Second Ministerial Conference

The Second Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific took place from 16 to 19 November 2021. A core description of the topics of the conference can be found here.

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CRVS Insight

CRVS Insight brings its readers the most relevant CRVS-related news from around Asia-Pacific. CRVS Insight also highlights upcoming events like conferences and webinars, as well as brings its readers the newest resources for CRVS stakeholders, including training materials and research related to CRVS.

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A sustainable CRVS eLearning course to upskill competencies of practitioners in the registration of vital events: Experiences from Rwanda

This paper will be presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum, held online on 3–4 April 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. This paper is listed on agenda item 5.5 of session 5.

Authors: Godfrey Ngoboka (Ministry of Health, Vital Strategies Inc.), Stephen Bugingo (National Identification Agency), Martin Bratschi (Vital Strategies Inc.), Mona Younes (Vital Strategies Inc.), James Mwanza (Vital Strategies Inc.)

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A digital solution for strengthening Civil Registration System in Rajasthan

This paper will be presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum, held online on 3–4 April 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. This paper is listed on agenda item 4.4 of session 4.

Presenting speaker:

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CRVS Legal Reviews – Advancing Civil Registration Systems in the Asia-Pacific

This paper will be presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum, held online on 3–4 April 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. This paper is listed on agenda item 4.3 of session 4.

Presenting speaker: Lidiya Teklemariam, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, United States of America

Co-authors: Vandana Shah, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, United States of America

Key words: Registration, Review, Reform, Access, Legal Frameworks, Asia-Pacific

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Efficient delivery of social protection: Leveraging interoperability with CRVS systems

This paper will be presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum, held online on 3–4 April 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. This paper is listed on agenda item 3.4 of session 3.

Presenting speaker: Anita Mittal, GIZ, India

Co-authors: Komal Malhotra, Access Health International, India

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Practices, Legal, and Practical Barriers to Birth Registration in Nepal

This paper (part of session 3.3) is presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023.

Presenting speaker:

Indu Tuladhar, Himal Innovative Development and Research, Nepal

Co-authors:

Lumana Upreti, Himal Innovative Development and Research, Nepal

Keywords: Birth registration, Barriers, Practices

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Integrating Gender-Equity in CRVS Legal Review and Reform Processes

This paper (part of session 3.2) is presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum, 3 – 4 April 2023.

Presenting speaker:

Aditi Saxena, Practising Lawyer, India

Co-authors:

Vandana Shah, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, United States of America
Lidiya Teklemariam, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, United States of America

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Lessons from implementation research of the Kaliganj model: A Sustainable project to improve birth and death registration in Bangladesh

This paper (part of session 2.4) is presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023.

Presenting speaker:

Dr. Shah Ali Akbar Ashrafi, MIS, DGHS, Bangladesh

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Inequality of Opportunity in Asia and the Pacific: The case of birth registration in Fiji

This paper (part of session 3.6) is presented at the Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023.

Presenting speaker: Selahattin Selsah Pasali and Weixun Hu, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand

Keywords: CRVS, birth registration, leaving no one behind, inequality of opportunity, Fiji