This paper discusses the relationship between civil registration and identity management systems in Asia and the Pacific, providing an overview of the approaches taken to develop and strengthen legal identity systems. It describes the functionalities of legal identity systems and the key components of  present-day systems, highlighting the increasing role of digitization and structural re‑organization in system reforms.

A multi-sectoral team of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) stakeholders in Niue (from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Social Services and Niue Statistics Office) were engaged to examine current birth and death registration processes, using Stage 1 of the CRVS Systems Improvement Framework as the methodological guide, to identify gaps and determine areas for improvement.