The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize the first Asia-Pacific CRVS Research Forum to be held from 3 – 4 April 2023. Hosted by ESCAP in Bangkok, this fully online event offers a major research, information sharing, and capacity-building opportunity for participants, who will be able to present at and attend paper presentations and interactive sessions, including networking opportunities.
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The Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS took place from the 16th to 19th November, 2021. It has been the occasion to celebrate progress through the CRVS Decade (2015-2024), identify remaining challenges, emphasize CRVS for sustainable development and promote CRVS as the foundation for legal identity.
Recordings, side-events and preparatory and outcome documents can be consulted on this website.
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In preparation of the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific held from 16 to 19 November 2021, ESCAP has prepared a report on the situation of CRVS systems in the region. By celebrating the progresses and highlighting the challenges remaining to achieving universal registration systems, the report aims at shaping the priorities for the second half of the Decade.
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The current pandemic is disrupting CRVS systems all over the world, but also highlighting why well-functioning systems are more essential than ever. As a result, the UN Statistics Division, the World Health Organization and the UN Legal Identity Agenda Task Force developed COVID-19 resources offering guidance for civil registration stakeholders on maintaining CRVS activities.
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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. |
This warm-up session was organized by Vital Strategies and WHO. It took place online on 17 November 2021, from 08:45 to 09:30 hrs, Bangkok time, before starting Agenda item 3 of the provisional agenda.
This side-event was organized by ESCAP. It took place online on 16 November 2021, from 12:45 to 13:30 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by ESCAP. It took place online on 9 November 2021, from 12:00 to 13:30 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by World Vision International in collaboration with CRC Asia and ESCAP. It took place online on 12 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by UNICEF. It took place online on 11 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by Vital Strategies in partnership with ESCAP and WHO South-East Asia Regional Office. It took place online on 10 November 2021, from 12:00 to 13:30 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by Vital Strategies in collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and partners. It took place online on 9 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. It took place online on 8 November 2021, from 11:00 to 12:30 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Pakistan in partnership with UNICEF Pakistan Office. It took place online on 8 November 2021, from 14:30 to 16:00 hrs, Bangkok time.
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This side-event was organized by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with Government of Japan. It took place online on 25 October 2021, from 9:00 to 10:30 hrs, Bangkok time.
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