Integrated civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and identity management systems (IDMS) provide a critical basis for identity management and the establishment of personal identity. When developed in an integrated matter, these systems can provide major savings in terms of time and costs, in addition to creating efficiencies in the flow of information across relevant institutions. Some countries are leading the development of more integrated approaches, and the lessons learned, if properly documented, may be useful to many low- and middle-income countries.

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The Pacific Community's Statistics for Development Division conducted a six-part webinar series on utilization of registers and administrative data in census programmes of Pacific Islands countries. The six-part series can be found in its entirety on the SDD's YouTube page.

The National Statistics Office for Georgia (GEOSTAT) has released their Vital Statistics Report in Georgia - 2019. The third annual publication was prepared by the Population Census and Demographic Statistics Department, LEPL National Statistics Office of Georgia.

The Singapore Department of Statistics recently released the annual publication ‘Population Trends 2020’. The publication provides a statistical analysis of Singapore’s changing population profile and is the 16th edition of the annual series amalgamating different aspects of demographic statistics in a single volume.

During the month of September ESCAP Statistics Division conducted two more Stats Cafés, one on Data Integration and another on Estimating the Size of Illicit Financial Flows.