The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will organize the second CRVS Research Forum on 30 March - 1 April 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Members and Associate Members of ESCAP have undertaken a review of their progress since the inception of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade in 2014. Data from questionnaires distributed in 2024 to National CRVS focal points have been compiled into a Report on the 2025 Review of Progress Made on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific After a Decade of Getting Every One in the Picture.
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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.
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. |
The Second Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific will be organized digitally from 16 to 19 November 2021.
The Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS took place from the 16th to 19th November, 2021. It has been 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.
Recordings, side-events and preparatory and outcome documents can be consulted on this website.
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight July 2021)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight July 2021)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight July 2021)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight July 2021)
This page constitutes a hub of resources available for vital statistics. From international guidelines to e-learning courses, everything needed to increase vital statistics capacity can be found here.
The report "Getting every one in the picture - A snapshot of progress midway through the Asian and Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Decade" presents the situation of CRVS systems through Asia and the Pacific. This image was put together thanks to the answers from 45 countries to a questionnaire going into the details of the context, legislation and performance of the CRVS systems.
This technical report presents information on the design, collection and analysis of the midterm questionnaire sent to all members and associate members of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) between August and October 2019.
