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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.

To learn more about CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, please subscribe to our newsletter, which offers a monthly panorama of CRVS actions throughout the region

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Read the midterm report

 

Birth Registration: A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF

The purpose of this report is to compare the legal frameworks governing birth registration in eleven jurisdictions. Birth registration is the process by which a child's birth is recorded in the civil register by the applicable government authority. It provides the first legal recognition of the child. The questionnaires have been prepared by lawyers from the UK and other jurisdictions performing desk based research. The questionnaires focus on the registration of births occurring within the relevant jurisdiction.

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Events

10-13 Sep 2024
Workshops on CRVS strengthening and cause of death data in Kiribati, 10-13 September 2024
16-20 Sep 2024
Vital statistics report workshop for Pacific US Territories, Honolulu, Hawaii, 16-20 September 2024
11-13 Dec 2024
7th Conference on Technical Cooperation & Capacity Building for Border Management and Identity (BMIC)
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News

19 Sep 2024
Leaving No One Behind: A Digital Path Toward Counting Everyone
15 Sep 2024
Call for Papers: International Population Conference in Brisbane, Australia 13-18 July 2025
09 Sep 2024
Report launch: How lack of documentation drives modern slavery
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Resources

Country Assessments and Strategies, 2024
ASSESSMENT, ANALYSIS AND REDESIGN OF CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS PROCESSESS IN FIJI
Newsletters, 2024
CRVS INSIGHT AUGUST 2024
Newsletters, 2024
CRVS INSIGHT JULY 2024
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