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  • Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Research Forum

    The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize the first Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023. Hosted by ESCAP in Bangkok, this fully online event offers a major research, information sharing, and capacity-building opportunity for participants, who will be able to present at and attend paper presentations and interactive sessions, including networking opportunities.

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  • Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

    The Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS took place from the 16th to 19th November, 2021. It has been the occasion to celebrate progress through the CRVS Decade (2015-2024), identify remaining challenges, emphasize CRVS for sustainable development and promote CRVS as the foundation for legal identity.

    Recordings, side-events and preparatory and outcome documents can be consulted on this website.

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  • Midterm review - a snapshot of progress midway through the Asian and Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade

    In preparation of the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific held from 16 to 19 November 2021, ESCAP has prepared a report on the situation of CRVS systems in the region. By celebrating the progresses and highlighting the challenges remaining to achieving universal registration systems, the report aims at shaping the priorities for the second half of the Decade.

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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

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CRVS Insight November 2014 (2)

- Innovations for CRVS (organzed by UNICEF, WHO and Plan International)
- Youth voices matter: Get us in the picture! (Plan International, UNICEF and ESCAP)
- Regional Consultation on the Global Financing Facility for Every Woman Every Child (organized by Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, WHO and ESCAP)

Information Brief -Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in North and Central Asia: Recent Developments and Outlooks

Well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are essential to evidenced-based policy planning for inclusive and sustainable development. This information brief provides an overview of the national CRVS systems in North and Central Asia (NCA), highlights the challenges faced by the subregion’s countries in terms of implementing international guidelines and recommends policy actions.

Enhancing the evidence base for social protection

ESCAP recently released a publication entitled, "Time for Equality: The Role of Social Protection in Reducing Inequalities in Asia and the Pacific". The publication explores the linkages between inequality and social protection. Overall, it argues that inequality, in its multiple forms, is on the rise in Asia and the Pacific, and is having an adverse impact on sustainable development.

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Events

27 Feb-01 Mar 2024
The 55th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission
20-23 Feb 2024
Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD)
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News

17 Nov 2023
Getting everyone in the picture: investing in children
15 Nov 2023
Bangladesh passes new national identity registration bill
15 Nov 2023
Launch of NiueCRVS
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Resources

Report, 2023
Tonga National Vital Statistics Report 2018-2020
Newsletters, 2023
CRVS INSIGHT NOVEMBER 2023
Advocacy Materials, 2023
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW 46th Session Fourth Cycle April – May 2024 (Cambodia)
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