CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS
IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
News & Events
21 May 2021
Seventh Meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS
The seventh meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific took place virtually on 18-19 May 2021.The group discussed preparations for the Second Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, including reviewing draft papers, the communications strategy and discussing participation for the Ministerial Conference, which is due to take place in November.
The group worked to develop a first draft of a Ministerial Declaration, which will be the outcome document for the Ministerial Conference. The draft version will be sent to Members and Associate members of ESCAP for consultation in June.
In addition, the Regional Steering Group provided inputs to further guide ESCAP's work to support CRVS inequalities assessments in Asia and the Pacific.
More News
27 August 2014
Members of national and international civil society groups put forth their collective voice in…
19 April 2016
UNICEF has been working with the Departments of Local Government and Health, the National Data Base…
30 April 2019
The Technical Support Unit-CRVS, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform (M/o PDR) has been…
01 October 2019
During the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, the UN Statistics Division, the Global…
20 July 2020
Based on data from 174 countries, the UNICEF report, Birth Registration for Every Child by 2030:…
22 January 2021
Accurate medical certification of death plays a critical role in the generation of high-quality…
21 May 2021
Each month, our community newsletter puts a spotlight on one person from Asia-Pacific who has gone…
08 March 2017
The first meeting of the newly established national CRVS coordination mechanism was held 1 March in…
31 October 2017
The World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) High-level Advisory Council held its…
05 January 2018
A CRVS Knowledge Gateway (www.crvsgateway.info) has been launched. The Gateway provides technical…