Home | Get Every One in the Picture

CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS

IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Preparations for the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific

The Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS will be taking place from the 16th to 19th November, 2021. It will be 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. Preparations to get as much valuable inputs for the conference has already started, for example through the children and youth consultation, have already started and updates will be published on this website regularly.

Read More
Launch of Getting Every One in the Picture - a snapshot of progress midway through the Asian and Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade

In preparation of the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific to be 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.

The report will be launched on 28 June.

Read More
Resources for civil registration during the COVID-19 pandemic

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.

Read More

Follow the preparations for the Second Ministerial Conference by subscribing to the CRVS Insight Newsletter

The CRVS community in Asia and the Pacific is now actively preparing for the celebration of the midpoint of the CRVS Decade (2015-2024), planned for 16 to 19 November 2021. In this effect, many of our partners and member countries are leading actions and publications to establish where the region stands and to fill the remaining gaps.

To learn more about CRVS in Asia and the Pacific and keep updated on preparations for the Ministerial Conference, please subscribe to our newsletter, which offers a monthly panorama of CRVS actions throughout the region

Previous editions can be found here.

77th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

The 77th session of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Commission (ESCAP) will be held from April 26th to 29th 2021 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand and via videoconferencing. The annual Commission Session provides a forum for Governments of the region to review and discuss economic and social issues and strengthen regional cooperation. Moreover, it provides a platform for decision-makers to launch regional initiatives.

Read more about 77th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Workshop on ‘Essentials of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)’ in Lahore, Pakistan

As part of a broad project to strengthen the CRVS system in Pakistan, the Technical Support Unit (TSU) of the Ministry of Planning is organizing, in collaboration with ESCAP, a workshop on the Essentials of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS).

Read more about Workshop on ‘Essentials of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)’ in Lahore, Pakistan

Workshop on ‘Essentials of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)’ in Islamabad, Pakistan

The current situation of the CRVS system of Pakistan will be discussed, along with what can be done to improve it.

Read more about Workshop on ‘Essentials of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)’ in Islamabad, Pakistan

Webinar: Constructing the foundations for legal identity in post conflict situations

The Centre of Excellence for CRVS Sytems is organizing a webinar on legal identity in post conflict situations:

Read more about Webinar: Constructing the foundations for legal identity in post conflict situations

APFSD Side Event: Invisibility in COVID-19 times, Mid-Term and Mid-Crisis

The Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2021 will in part be dedicated to the in-depths review of SDGs 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16 and 17, which include target 16.9 on the provision of legal identity for all, including birth registration, and indicator 17.19.2(b) on the percentage of countries having achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration.

Read more about APFSD Side Event: Invisibility in COVID-19 times, Mid-Term and Mid-Crisis

Vanuatu towards the SDG 16.9

The Vanuatu Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Department (CRVSD) is committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 16, Target 16.9: "By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration." It seems very possible that this target, in Vanuatu, will be achieved in the next few years and most likely long before 2030.

Read more about Vanuatu towards the SDG 16.9

CRVS Insight March 2021

Articles

Read more about CRVS Insight March 2021

8th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

Between 23 - 26 March 2021, the United Nations ESCAP will host the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development with the theme of Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific. The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Read more about 8th Asia-Pacific Forum for Sustainable Development

CRVS at the UN Statistical Commission

Due to the virtual nature of the Statistical Commission this year, there was no discussion on Demographic Statistics, where the issue of CRVS is normally debated. Several States did however, submit written statements on the issue, those can be accessed on the UNSD website.

Read more about CRVS at the UN Statistical Commission

Global CRVS Group elects new Chair for 2021

Following their recent meeting during the UN Statistical Commission in New York, the Global CRVS Group elected Niall McCann from the United Nations Development Program to serve as Chair for 2021-2022.