• 2026 CRVS Research Forum

    The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will organize the second CRVS Research Forum on 30 March - 1 April 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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  • 2025 review of CRVS progress in Asia and the Pacific

    Members and Associate Members of ESCAP have undertaken a review of their progress since the inception of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade in 2014. Data from questionnaires distributed in 2024 to National CRVS focal points have been compiled into a Report on the 2025 Review of Progress Made on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific After a Decade of Getting Every One in the Picture.

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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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Legal identity expert group settles on definition of 'legal identity' with civil registration foundation

(Newsletter: CRVS Insight December 2019)

At the request of DSG Ms. Amina Mohammed, a time-bound inter-agency group — the UN Legal Identity Expert Group (UN LIEG) was established in September 2018 under the purview of the UN Sustainable Development Group's Strategic Results Group on SDG Implementation. The LIEG is composed of 17 UN agencies. The substantive focus of the LIEG is an emphasis on building legal identity system founded on civil registration from birth to death, and with a human rights approach.

CRVS Insight December 2019

Articles

  • 23 Member Countries have already reported on their CRVS progress since 2015
  • South Asia makes huge progress in birth registration, shows new UNICEF report tracking 2030 progress
  • Papua New Guinea releases new comprehensive assessment and action plan
  • Legal identity expert group settles on definition of 'legal identity' with civil registration foundation
  • Second meeting of the Civil Registration Professionals of South Asia (CR8)

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CRVS Insight November 2019

Articles

  • How has CRVS Progressed in Asia-Pacific since 2015?
  • Papua New Guinea Comprehensive Assessment Completed
  • Fifth Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Civil Registration
  • Vital Statistics Workshop for North and Central Asian Countries
  • New CRVS-related journal publications

Events

CRVS Insight October 2019

Articles

  • Fifth meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific
  • Ending Statelessness in North and Central Asian Countries
  • Kyrgyz Republic announced as the first country to successfully eliminate all
    known cases of statelessness
  • Data for Now Intiative seeks to leave no one behind by increasing data quality
  • CRVS Fellowship Program

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