The deadline to submit abstracts for the 2026 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Research Forum has been extended to Friday, 31 August 2025.

Scheduled for 30 March to 1 April 2026 in Bangkok, the forum will bring together researchers and practitioners to share their work on strengthening CRVS systems worldwide. The event, organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will focus on strategies to improve the registration of births and deaths and the production of vital statistics.

This forum provides an excellent opportunity for contributors from national agencies, academia, and civil society to get inputs and disseminate their research. Please find the submission guidelines on the CRVS Research Forum webpage