• 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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48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

The United Nations Statistical Commission, established in 1947, is the highest body of the global statistical system. It brings together the Chief Statisticians from member states from around the world. It is the highest decision making body for international statistical activities especially the setting of statistical standards, the development of concepts and methods and their implementation at the national and international level.

CRVS Insight March 2016

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  • Strong commitment for improving CRVS in the Pacific
  • Toolkit for assessing civil registration of asylum seekers, refugees, stateless persons and persons of undetermined nationality 
  • Countries reporting on national targets and baseline data
  • 72nd Commission session approves the Report of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

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Meeting of the Brisbane Accord Group (BAG)

Regional and country level representatives from partner agencies will meet on the 25-27 October for the Brisbane Accord Group meeting in Suva, Fiji, where regional progress and engagement in The Pacific Vital Statistics Action Plan (PVSAP) will be discussed. This meeting will focus on the activities that are currently being undertaken by partners in the region, in addition to country updates on the successes and challenges of registration coverage.

Regional technical consultation on monitoring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Regional Office for South-East Asia, World Health Organization is organizing a Regional technical consultation on monitoring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in New Delhi, India. The overall objective of the technical consultation is “to enhance national capacity to monitor the health-related SDGs including equity analysis.”

Specific objectives are to:

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