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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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Inclusivity: A theme for the 2024 review and potential extension of the Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade (2015-2024)

This paper examines inclusivity as a key theme for the 2024 Review and potential extension of the Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Decade (2015-2024) to 2030. It includes a review of existing literature to develop a comprehensive understanding of inclusivity in the context of CRVS and to justify the integration of inclusivity into the 2024 Review and potential extension.

Resilience: A theme for the 2024 review and potential extension of the Asia-Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade (2015-2024)

During the ninth meeting of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, consensus was reached on the inclusion of resilience into the work associated with any extension of the Decade and thus a consideration in the 2024 CRVS Decade Review. Members underscored how resilience is critical to sustaining existing progress and effectively addressing upcoming challenges associated with climate change including displacement which may result in statelessness.

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Events

14-16 Jan 2025
The second meeting of South-East Asia Civil Registration Professionals Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 14-16 January 2025
27 Jan 2025
Stats Cafe: CRVS inclusivity
04-06 Mar 2025
Children, Youth and Civil Society Forum, 4-6 Mar 2025
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News

04-06 Mar 2025
Calling civil society in Asia-Pacific to join the Young people and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
26 Dec 2024
2024 Reader Survey for CRVS Insight Newsletter
26 Dec 2024
New global data on birth registration
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Resources

Advocacy Materials, Report, 2024
Towards Inclusivity: The Development of Civil Registration in Indonesia 2019-2023
Newsletters, 2024
CRVS Insight December 2024
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2024
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Maldives
more resources