Side events for the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific will begin on 25 October 2021. Most events will occur in the two weeks leading up to the Conference with the exception of those events which are linked directly with formal sessions of the Conference. Additionally, included in the list of registered events below is one Ministerial discussion and two Ministerials roundtables to be held during the Conference on 18 and 19 November, respectively.
Registered events:
| Date and Time (Bangkok Time) | Lead Organizer | Co-organizer/ Partner | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 October 2021 09:00-10:30 hrs |
UNDP | Government of Japan | Digital Innovation: Civil Registration and Covid-19 Vaccine Record |
| 8 November 2021 11:00-12:30 hrs |
UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific | - | Birth Registration of Refugees in ESCAP Member States |
| 8 November 2021 14:30-16:00 hrs |
Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Pakistan | UNICEF Pakistan Office | Establishment of CRVS Sister Districts in SAARC Countries |
| 9 November 2021 12:00-13:30 hrs |
ESCAP | - | Deaths in Asia and the Pacific: How many remain uncounted? |
| 9 November 2021 14:30-16:00 hrs |
Vital Strategies | Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and partners | #CountingEveryone Through Leadership and Coordination |
| 10 November 2021 12:00-13:30 hrs |
Vital Strategies | ESCAP and WHO South-East Asia Regional Office | Business Process Improvement- An Innovative Approach to CRVS System Strengthening |
| 11 November2021 09:00-10:30 hrs |
Vital Strategies | Global Health Advocacy Incubator, CDC Foundation and UNSD | Review and revision of CRVSID legal frameworks: An essential component of CRVS system strengthening |
| 11 November 2021 14:30-16:00 hrs |
UNICEF | - | Unique Identifiers - How can we minimize the risk and maximize the benefits? |
| 12 November 2021 11:00-12:00 hrs |
Vital Strategies | Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and partners | Introducing an eLearning Course to Guide the Analysis and Use of Vital Statistics |
| 12 November 2021 14:30-16:00 hrs |
World Vision International | CRC Asia and ESCAP | Count us in the Picture: Voices of Children and Youth on CRVS |
| 15 November 2021 14:30-16:00 hrs |
Statistics Norway | - | Register-based Censuses |
| 16 November 2021 12:45-13:30 hrs |
ESCAP | - | Deep dive on progress made during the first half of the Decade |
| 17 November 2021 08:45-09:30 hrs |
Vital Strategies and WHO | - | Warm-up session: Health sector and civil registration and vital statistics |
| 17 November 2021 12:45-13:30 hrs |
ESCAP, UNHCR, World Vision and CRC Asia | - | Warm-up session: Civil registration and vital statistics as an accelerator for the Sustainable Development Goals |
| 18 November 2021 08:45-09:30 hrs |
UN Women, UNFPA, and ESCAP | - | Warm-up session: Connecting Vital Events Registration and Gender Equality |
| 18 November 2021 12:45-13:30 hrs |
UNICEF, World Bank, UNHCR and UNDP | - | Warm-up session: Relationship between civil registration and legal identity in Asia and the Pacific |
| (Cancelled) 18 November 2021 16:30-17:30 hrs |
ESCAP | - | Ministerial Discussion: Stocktake at half-time in the shadow of the pandemic: Is Asia and the Pacific on track to achieve legal identity for all by 2030? |
| 19 November 2021 08:30-09:30 hrs |
ESCAP | - | Pandemics, people and preparedness: ministerial roundtable on civil registration and vital statistics, COVID-19 and health |
| 19 November 2021 12:30-13:30 hrs |
ESCAP | - | Ministerial roundtable: Building resilient CRVS systems – incorporating lessons from COVID-19 in the second half of the Asia-Pacific CRVS Decade |
Interested parties are requested to complete the form below electronically and return it at your earliest convenience to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] and [email protected]. More information on the role of the organizer(s) is provided at the end of this document. If you have any substantive queries, please contact Mr. Daniel Swaisgood at [email protected].