- Announcement: Special Sessions of the Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific Click here to see the full tentative programme

- Outcome of the Regional Preparatory Meeting: Governments agree on steps to 'Get Every One in the Picture'

- Conclusion of the Civil Society Forum on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

Preliminary draft Ministerial Declaration and Regional Action Framework for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific

- Civil Society Forum - Call for nominations

- Ministerial Conference website launch!

Well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are essential to evidenced-based policy planning for inclusive and sustainable development. This information brief provides an overview of the national CRVS systems in North and Central Asia (NCA), highlights the challenges faced by the subregion’s countries in terms of implementing international guidelines and recommends policy actions.

The publication explores the linkages between inequality and social protection. Overall, it argues that inequality, in its multiple forms, is on the rise in Asia and the Pacific, and is having an adverse impact on sustainable development. 

As part of the reporting structure of the Regional Action Framework on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific, by the end of 2015, members and associate members are required to submit a baseline report to the ESCAP Secretariat through their designated national focal point. This report is the report submitted by Kyrgyzstan.