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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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  • 2025 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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Follow CRVS news in Asia and the Pacific by subscribing to the CRVS Insight Newsletter

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

Previous editions can be found here.

 

 

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OpenCRVS goes live in Bangladesh

(Newsletter: CRVS Insight March 2020)

OpenCRVS is an open-source, digital CRVS system designed for low-resource settings. The system pilot is now live in Bangladesh. The OpenCRVS pilot seeks to prove a model for digital civil registration in Bangladesh that will contribute to sustainable universal registration in the country. Based on extensive design research, OpenCRVS has been configured for the Bangladesh context and takes civil registration services to the community through the use of a mobile application used by Community Health Assistants.

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Events

15-17 Apr 2025
The first meeting of civil registrars from Central Asian countries, Ankara, Türkiye
23-25 Apr 2025
WHO workshop: Getting everyone in the picture-how the health sector accelerated improvements in CRVSs, Chonburi, Thailand
29 Apr 2025
2025 meetings of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (Third session)
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News

04 Apr 2025
CRVS Insight Newsletter moved to a new home: Keep following
04 Apr 2025
Programme for the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific is now online
04-06 Mar 2025
Calling civil society in Asia-Pacific: Young people and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
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Resources

Newsletters, 2025
CRVS INSIGHT April 2025
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Cook Islands
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Kiribati
more resources