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Identity and payment systems for social protection and financial inclusion

Pakistan's country presentation made at the 3rd Government Forum on Electronic Identity in Africa on 26-28 April, 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia.

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Solomon Islands civil registration system goes digital

The Solomon Islands adopted a new Civil Registration database software system in December of 2013. Mr.

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The role of CRVS in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

CRVS systems play a key role in monitoring and facilitating progress towards the SDGs. As the best source of continuous and up to date information on birth, death, health and population statistics, CRVS is needed to measure a wide range of population-based SDG targets. Legal documentation provided by civil registration systems helps to reduce trafficking, statelessness, sexual exploitation and child marriage. Improving CRVS is also an SDG objective in its own right and is covered by Goals 16.9 and 17.19.

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Cambodia completes survey to establish national baselines on CRVS

Cambodia has completed a national baseline survey which provides key benchmark data on the status of CRVS

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Updates from the Pacific

The Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting was held in the Cook Islands from 28-30 August. Ministers emphasized the importance of CRVS to the health sector for monitoring key regional priorities such as the Pacific “Healthy Islands” Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals. The Ministers also noted the importance of continuing to improve birth, death and cause of death data quality through health information systems and a multi-sectoral approach to CRVS.

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CRVS Insight September 2017

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Updates from the Pacific

Events

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ID4Africa 2018 Annual Meeting

The 4th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa Movement will take place from 24-26 April in Abuja, Nigeria under the theme of 'Harmonization of Identity Schemes'

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Royal Decree establishing Cambodia's National Steering Committee for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identification

The Royal Decree issued by the government of Cambodia formally establishing the National Steering Committee for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identification

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Smart phone app to revolutionize the birth registration system in Pakistan

Plan International Pakistan has launched an innovative, new project to improve birth registration rate using mobile technology. The “Digital Birth Registration (DBR)” project is a joint effort between Plan International Pakistan and the Sindh and Punjab provincial governments, and builds on an initiative started by UNICEF.

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Certification of Causes of Death Meeting

In late November the Pacific Community (SPC) will be hosting a review/“train the trainers” meeting in Fiji on cause of death certification.

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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

2025 review of CRVS progress in Asia and the Pacific

2024 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Applied Research Training Initiative

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems Improvement Framework

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Inequality Assessments

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