• 2025 review of CRVS progress in Asia and the Pacific

    Members and Associate Members of ESCAP are currently undertaking a review of their progress since the inception of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade in 2014. A questionnaire has been distributed to National CRVS focal points and should be returned to ESCAP by 15 September.

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  • 2024 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Applied Research Training Initiative

    The CRVS applied research training (CART) initiative focuses on enhancing CRVS systems through supporting applied research on strategies, interventions, and tools. This involves designing projects to address practical questions, employing robust methodologies, and identifying key personnel for effective implementation and publication. The need to strengthen practitioners' research capacity is evident, as highlighted in the Asia-Pacific CRVS research forum held in 2023. 

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  • Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems Improvement Framework

    To meet the targets of the CRVS Decade, a Business Process Improvement approach can help improve and streamline Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system. The CRVS Systems Improvement Framework help CRVS stakeholders assess, analyze and redesign, to improve user experience and produce timely vital statistics. 

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  • Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Inequality Assessments

    The Ministerial Declaration on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific emphasizes the need to address CRVS inequalities among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations, promoting universality and equity in civil registration regardless of factors such as gender, religion, or ethnicity. Countries are encouraged to conduct assessments to assess where such inequalities may exist.

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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.

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Teamwork Turkey

Presentation given by the Turkish Statistical Institute, Demographic Statistics Department, Vital and Gender Statistics Group to the Sub-regional Asian workshop on applying principles and recommendations for implementing the Regional Action Framework for strengthening CRVS, Istanbul, Turkey, 15 -18 September 2015. 

CRVS Insight October (2) 2017

Articles

  • Pacific civil registrars from 16 countries discuss common challenges and solutions to disaster response 
  • Global Leaders Join ID4D High-level Advisory Council
  • New OSCE/ODIHR publication on good practices in identity management aims to support states in improving civil registration and identification systems
  • Call for interest: Consultant on CRVS capacity building for refugees and stateless persons in South-East Asia

Events   

Pacific civil registrars from 16 countries discuss common challenges and solutions to disaster response

The Pacific Civil Registrars – Disaster Preparation and Response Workshop, conducted in Suva, Fiji from 2-5 October, aimed to increase Pacific civil registrars’ understanding of the current status of CRVS systems in the region and the role they as civil registrars can play in disaster response.

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