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  • 2025 review of CRVS progress in Asia and the Pacific

    Members and Associate Members of ESCAP are currently undertaking a review of their progress since the inception of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade in 2014. A questionnaire has been distributed to National CRVS focal points and should be returned to ESCAP by 15 September.

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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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  • Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Inequality Assessments

    The Ministerial Declaration on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific emphasizes the need to address CRVS inequalities among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations, promoting universality and equity in civil registration regardless of factors such as gender, religion, or ethnicity. Countries are encouraged to conduct assessments to assess where such inequalities may exist.

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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

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New Estimate: More Than 8 million Deaths Unregistered Yearly in Asia-Pacific

Death registration is key to measuring and implementing public health policies, responding to health emergencies and a key component of legal identity. Despite progress, many countries still do not have universal and inclusive death registration systems and measuring completeness is essential to understanding the extent to which these systems may be deficient.

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Events

24-26 Jun 2025
Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific (24-26 June 2025)
23 Jun 2025
Associated events: Sub-regional and Sectoral Forums
22 May 2025
2025 meetings of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (Fourth session)
more events

News

04 Mar 2025
CRVS Champion: Prawin Kumar
04 Mar 2025
Calling for Side Events and Exhibition at 3MCCRVS
04-06 Mar 2025
Calling civil society in Asia-Pacific: Young people and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
more news

Resources

Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - India
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Cambodia
Advocacy Materials, 2025
Disaster-related Statistics and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems: Working paper on the nexus between disaster-related statistics and civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS)
more resources