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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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.
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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.
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. |
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight October 2020)
Technological advances in the use of population registers for the purposes of administration and service delivery has increased interest in establishing them or developing them further. At the same time, increased demand for timely and disaggregated data, such as for monitoring the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, amplifies interest in population registers as a source of statistical data, especially with regard to up to date and granular population estimates.
Challenges in the Development of Register-Based Population Statistics
Integrated civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and identity management systems (IDMS) provide a critical basis for identity management and the establishment of personal identity. When developed in an integrated matter, these systems can provide major savings in terms of time and costs, in addition to creating efficiencies in the flow of information across relevant institutions. Some countries are leading the development of more integrated approaches, and the lessons learned, if properly documented, may be useful to many low- and middle-income countries.
The Pacific Community's Statistics for Development Division conducted a six-part webinar series on utilization of registers and administrative data in census programmes of Pacific Islands countries. The six-part series can be found in its entirety on the SDD's YouTube page.
The National Statistics Office for Georgia (GEOSTAT) has released their Vital Statistics Report in Georgia - 2019. The third annual publication was prepared by the Population Census and Demographic Statistics Department, LEPL National Statistics Office of Georgia.
The Singapore Department of Statistics recently released the annual publication ‘Population Trends 2020’. The publication provides a statistical analysis of Singapore’s changing population profile and is the 16th edition of the annual series amalgamating different aspects of demographic statistics in a single volume.
During the month of September ESCAP Statistics Division conducted two more Stats Cafés, one on Data Integration and another on Estimating the Size of Illicit Financial Flows.
CRVS Insight readers are cordially invited to the Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series session on "Financing Statistical Development – as part of the ‘Road to Bern’ to the UN World Data Forum (UNWDF)", which will take place on Monday, 5 October 2020 from 1200 to 1330h (Bangkok Time, GMT+7).
