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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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2025 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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Follow CRVS news in Asia and the Pacific by subscribing to the CRVS Insight Newsletter

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

Previous editions can be found here.

The Fourth Roundtable on Statelessness in Cambodia

The Fourth Roundtable Meeting on Statelessness in Cambodia took place on June 6, 2024, bringing together UN representatives, civil society organizations, and other groups.

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Childbearing and unmet need for family planning among married female adolescents: Evidence-based policy recommendations using Bangladesh SVRS 2022

This policy brief was developed as part of an ESCAP-led project on ‘Using CRVS-related evidence to inform gender-sensitive policies’ or Evidence-to-Action (E2A) and is the outcome of a series of in-country consultations and a national workshop held in Bangladesh in February 2024 involving national stakeholders and development partners.

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Conference of donors supporting civil registration and vital statistics improvements in Asia and the Pacific

The in-person Conference of donors supporting CRVS improvements in Asia and the Pacific to be held on 27 June 2025 is scheduled in the programme of The Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS.

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Demography Resources from UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) have offered two insightful resources for a better understanding of population dynamics to develop effective policies and programs that address the evolving needs of communities.

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Webinar series: Right to identity and access to justice

The Identity Rights Working Group, co-chaired by CHIP and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), has launched a webinar series focusing on access to justice and effective remedies for children whose identity rights have been contravened.

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Ethiopian Delegation Studies Thailand's Civil Registration System

A delegation of 12 Ethiopian officials, led by Ms.

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CRVS Business Process Improvement Workshop in India

Jharkhand’s Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), together with UNICEF and ESCAP, organized a 2-day inception workshop to launch the CRVS Business Process Improvement (BPI) project in Ranchi, India from 7 to 8 January 2025.

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Civil Registration Professionals in South-East Asia Unite!

The second meeting of the South-East Asia Civil Registration Professionals Network (SEA CRN) was held from 14 to 16 January 2025 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ESCAP co-organized the meeting alongside CDC Foundation, UNFPA, and Vital Strategies, with Cambodia’s General Department of Identification (GDI) as the host.

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Statistics Denmark: The Right to be Counted!

Statistics Denmark highlighted the critical importance of civil registration and identification systems in their latest news article,

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Thailand's Marriage Equality Law Takes Effect in January 2025

Thailand has made a historic stride in LGBTQ+ rights with the enactment of its marriage equality law in January 2025. This law amends the Civil and Commercial Code to officially recognize same-sex unions, providing equal rights and benefits to same-sex couples.