The Government of Papua New Guinea, with the support by UNICEF PNG, aims to boost birth registration to ensure all children have a legal identity.

The Solomon Islands government, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, World Health Organization (WHO), CDC Foundation, and University of New South Wales (UNSW), organised a Verbal Autopsy Workshop during 23 - 24 July 2024.

During 30 June - 5 July 2024, a five-day workshop organized by Vital Strategies Data Impact Program, and supported by the CRVS Program and ESCAP, on the use of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics data for the production of vital statistics in Bandung, Indonesia, brought the collective efforts of various ministries closer to the production of the first vital statistic

ESCAP and the Pacific Community (SPC) are organising a virtual meeting for the Pacific Civil Registrars Network (PCRN) on 31 July 2024. The PCRN is an independent network of Civil Registrars in the Pacific, where members share information, lessons learned and good practices.

Congratulations to Armenia for being the first to submit the completed questionnaire for the 2025 review of progress in implementing the Regional Action Framework on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific! The ESCAP secretariat certainly appreciates the early submission. Thanks to all the stakeholders who contributed during the process.