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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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UNICEF and UNHCR urge urgent action to end childhood statelessness

8 October marks International Birth Registration Day every year. For 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, come together to call for increased awareness of the importance of birth registration, as birth registration is the first legal recognition of every person’s legal identity. Without a birth registration, a child may become stateless, leaving them with higher risk of exploitation and abuse.

Agenda and Official Documents: 3rd Ministerial Conference

A. Senior officials segment (24-25 June 2025)

1. Opening of the senior officials segment
Provisional agenda

CRVS completeness assessment workshop in Cambodia

In collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cambodia, Vital Strategies and ESCAP organised a three-day hands-on training workshop in Phnom Penh from October 7-9, 2024, as part of the CRVS completeness assessment initiative. The workshop focused on using data from the 2024 Cambodia Intercensal Survey (CIPS) to assess the completeness of birth and death registrations at both national and sub-administrative levels.

Online birth registration is now available in Japan

Under Japan’s family registration law, parents must submit a birth registration document and a doctor-issued birth certificate to their municipal government within 14 days of their child’s birth. From the end of August 2024, physical submission of necessary documents to a municipal government is no longer required. Both birth registrations and birth certificates can be submitted online in Japan.

Engagement with Young People and Civil Society

To promote the participation of children, youth and civil society in CRVS activities, a joint Young People and Civil Society Forum will be held on 4-6 March 2025 at the UN Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum will reach consensus on a statement from children and youth, and a statement from civil society to be given during the Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific on 24-26 June 2025.

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Events

20 Feb 2025
2025 meetings of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (First session)
03-05 Mar 2025
CRVS Gender Data Analysis Workshop, (Nadi, Fiji)
04-06 Mar 2025
Young People and Civil Society Forum, 4-6 Mar 2025
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News

04-06 Mar 2025
Calling civil society in Asia-Pacific: Young people and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
04-06 Mar 2025
Calling Civil Society in Asia-Pacific to join the Young People and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
30 Jan 2025
Towards Inclusivity: Development of Civil Registration in Indonesia 2019-2023
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Resources

Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
ASSESSING INEQUALITIES IN THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS IN SAMOA
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Lao PDR
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Guam
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