This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014 by UN ESCAP

This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, Mr. Nicholas Oakeshott, Regional Protection Officer, UNHCR’s Regional Coordinator’s Office

This material was presented at the This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, by Mr. Seree Nonthasoot, Thailand’s Representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

This material was presented at the This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, by Ms. Lourdes Hufana, Interim Assistant National Statistician, Philippines Statistics Authority

This material was presented at the This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, by Jonas and Carolin of the Youth Advisory Board of Plan International Germany and Sascha Raabe, MP, with Kamanda, Carolin and Tim from Plan.

This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, by Ms. Kendra Gregson, Senior Advisor, Social Welfare and Justice Systems, UNICEF

This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics 24 – 28 November 2014, by Mr. Mark Landry, Coordinator, Health Intelligence and Innovation Division of Health Systems, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

This material was presented at the Ministerial Conference on CRVS by Mr. Edward Duffus, Digital Birth Registration Manager, Plan International.

Dr. Boonchai Kijsanayotin, Co-Chair, Asian eHealth Information Network

The CSO issued this joint statement in the Ministerial Conference agenda item 6 regarding the State of civil registration and vital statistics in Asia and the Pacific and overview of supporting initiatives (E/ESCAP/MCCRVS/2). Under this agenda item, ministers and heads of delegations were invited to deliver short statements to highlight policy priorities and Challenges for the “CRVS Decade, 2015-2024”, as well as their expectations and goals in regards to the regional collaboration to improve civil registration and vital statistics.