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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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Capacity building workshop for national civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) Focal Points

The workshop for selected National CRVS Focal Points is aimed at strengthening capacities for setting national targets and collecting, compiling and disseminating information on the targets of the Regional Action Framework. In addition, the workshop will equip National CRVS Focal Points to be champions of the regional CRVS initiative within their countries, thereby supporting the implementation of the Regional Action Framework. The workshop will also give Focal Points the tools to lead the process of developing national multisectoral CRVS strategies in their countries.

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Interviews at the Regional Steering Group Meeting

In the following interviews held on the sidelines of the Third meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, participants discuss a number of topics related to CRVS.

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Cambodia Country Profile

Provides a brief overview of the current status of CRVS in Cambodia

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Guidelines and template for developing a vital statistics report

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guidance tool for producing vital statistics reports from civil registration systems. It is intended especially for countries that have little or no prior experience with preparing such reports. The tool may also serve as a standardized approach for continental and international reporting. It was prepared by Statistics Norway.

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Terms of Reference for CRVS consultant for Regional Support Office of the Bali Process

The scope of activities for this consultancy is to take forward and finalise a draft version of the CRVS tool-kit in consultation with a designated technical advisory group for the region. Also, the activities will include creating a program for a workshop to test the viability of the CRVS tool-kit in close collaboration with a Bali Process member state.

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Call for interest: Consultant on CRVS capacity building for refugees and stateless persons in South-East Asia

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CRVS Insight October 2017

Articles

Third meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific
New video series on CRVS systems
High-level panelists reaffirm the importance of CRVS at UN General Assembly side-event
ILO highlights the importance of birth registration for social protection

Events

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High-level panelists reaffirm the importance of CRVS at UN General Assembly side-event

High-level panelists at events hosted by Data4SDGs as part of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly have reaffirmed the importance of improving CRVS systems around the world. Dr. Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of UN ESCAP, specifically highlighted achievements made by Asia-Pacific countries in strengthening their CRVS systems.

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New video series on CRVS systems

Expert Talks: Understanding civil registration and vital statistics systems is a series of 22 short interviews with CRVS experts from around the world. They explain what CRVS systems are, how they help governments and people alike, why improving CRVS systems matters and what strategies different countries are using. Developed by the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, the videos are all available in both English and French here.

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ILO highlights the importance of birth registration for social protection

On 19 September 2017 in New York, the International Labour Organization launched two seminal reports: Global Estimates for Child Labour: Results and Trends, 2012 – 2016 and Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage. Notably, the Child Labour report highlights the importance of birth registration, specifically as it pertains to building a policy response to child labour for the road forward.