2025 meetings of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (Third session)
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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 Previous editions can be found here. |
The purpose of the 2025 Meeting of the RSG is to ensure the R
The purpose of the 2025 Meeting of the RSG is to ensure the R
Our community newsletter puts a spotlight on people who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to support CRVS programmes in Asia and the Pacific, raise awareness of CRVS issues or lead CRVS improvement efforts in their home country or in the region. This month, we would like to dedicate this issue of Insight to Prawin Kumar.
The Maldives government has selected a Thailand-based company to develop a comprehensive digital identification system. The new system will integrate civil registration, vital statistics, and identification management to improve the accuracy and efficiency of these crucial processes.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration (ORG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchanges. The MoU marks a milestone for Bangladesh to fulfill the country's CRVS commitment. Vital statistics from civil registration data can be generated and published in real time.
At the start of February 2025, the second cohort of the CRVS Applied Research Training (CART) initiative was successfully launched on February 3. The session introduced the initiative and training modalities to a new group of 63 participants, 41 from ESCAP countries and 22 from ECA countries.
The Ministry of Social Services and Development-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MSSD-BARMM), in collaboration with UNHCR and JICA, has launched a project to enhance digital birth registration in Lanao del Sur and Marawi City.
A new report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), "Start With Her," highlights critical data gaps hindering progress in gender equality, women's empowerment, and sexual and reproductive health.
The Birth Registration Assistance Project (BRAP) in Pangasinan, Philippines, has helped over 30,000 people secure birth certificates. This initiative focuses on aiding marginalized communities by eliminating financial and logistical obstacles.
The Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and the Pacific convened for a full day online meeting in February 2025 to assess progress, discuss priorities, and prepare for the upcoming Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Bangkok.