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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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  • 2024 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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Read the midterm report

 

CRVS Champion: Ms. Kamni Naidu

(Newsletter: CRVS Insight November (2) 2020)

The ESCAP CRVS team is proud to announce the launch of a new series we are calling "CRVS Champions". Each month, our community newsletter will put a spotlight on one person from Asia-Pacific that has gone above and beyond in their efforts to support CRVS programmes, raise awareness of CRVS issues or lead CRVS improvement efforts in their home country. This month we are happy to highlight Ms. Kamni Naidu from Fiji.

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Meeting of the Asia Pacific CRVS Partnership

Newsletter: CRVS Insight November 2020 (2)

The CRVS Partnership for Asia and the Pacific is composed of different international organizations and development partners involved in programs related to the improvement of CRVS systems in the Asia-Pacific region. The Partnership meets regularly to discuss preparations for upcoming events and engage in round table information sharing meant to enable project alignment.

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Events

14-16 Jan 2025
The second meeting of South-East Asia Civil Registration Professionals Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 14-16 January 2025
04-06 Mar 2025
Children, Youth and Civil Society Forum, 4-6 Mar 2025
24-26 Jun 2025
Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific (24-26 June 2025)
more events

News

03 Dec 2024
Civil society consultations on CRVS kicks off
25 Nov 2024
Certify Hope: Achieving universal birth registration in Australia
25 Nov 2024
IOM releases Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report 2023
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Resources

Country Assessments and Strategies, 2024
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Maldives
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2024
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Tuvalu
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2024
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - United States of America
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