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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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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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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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.
Read MoreThe 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. |
Data-Centered Leadership for CRVS Management is an executive development program for CRVS senior managers to lead data-driven organizations by enhancing their personal ability to use/manage with data and identifying opportunities to improve data use practices in the CRVS system.
The CART is a capacity-building program designed to strengthen research and analytical skills for professionals working on civil registration and vital statistics. It trains participants to conduct their own applied research projects that aims to improve the completeness, quality, and use of CRVS data.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and Vital Strategies will organize the second CRVS Research Forum on 30 March - 1 April 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tuesday, 24 June 2025 (12:45-13:45 hrs.) | |
Accelerating CRVS Digitalization towards inclusive ID Systems CR8 - 2025 Q2 Meeting of the Civil Registration Professionals of South AsiaThe meeting was held virtually via MS Teams on 28 April 2025 at 14:00, Bangkok time. The modality of the meeting was mainly presentations followed by Q&As. Presentation slides are attached below to download Cambodia Inequality Assessment Workshop (7-9 October 2024)A three-day intensive training workshop was held in Phnom Penh with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) of Cambodia. This training is part of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) completeness assessment initiative in Cambodia, with the primary objective of utilizing the most recent dataset – the 2024 Cambodia Intercensal Survey – to assess the completeness of birth and death registration at both national and sub-administrative levels. Regional workshop on gender, environment and climate change statistics (5-7 May 2025)To understand gender-environment-climate change nexus issues, inform related policies, and support monitoring and accountability processes, it is critical to ensure related data is available, comparable and timely. Over the years, the international statistical community has advanced the development of indicator sets, metadata and data collection tools to support Member States in the production of related statistics. Events
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