CRVS Insight December 2024

Season's Greetings  

The year 2024 saw significant progress in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) across Asia and the Pacific. Many countries made important strides, such as improving legal frameworks, streamlining processes, analyzing which groups are unregistered and using technology and innovation to increase registration rates. This shows our commitment to ensuring everyone is included in official records. 

However, there is still much work to be done. In 2025, we will continue to work hard to build on these successes and ensure the everyone in the region benefits from strong and effective CRVS systems. We will also have the opportunity to reaffirm our commitments to universal registration, documentation for all and timely production of vital statistics at the Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific in June 2025. Let's celebrate the progress made and work together for a successful year ahead.

ARTICLES:

1. Calling civil society in Asia-Pacific to join the  Young people and Civil Society Forum, Bangkok, 4-6 Mar 2025
2. New global data on birth registration
3. Civil and Identity Registry Bill passed in PNG
4. Stats Cafe: CRVS inclusivity
5. High level side event on unlocking the power of civil registration data for effective governance  
6. 2024 Q4 Meeting of the Civil Registration Professionals of South Asia
7. 7th Border Management and Identity Conference
8. Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024
9. eLearning courses from SIAP
10. CRVS Civil Society Consultations in Cambodia
11. Updates on National Digital IDs across the region
12. 2024 Reader Survey for CRVS Insight Newsletter

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Global calendar of statistical events
• SPC Statistics for Development Division event calendar
• 14 - 16 January 2025: The second meeting of South-East Asia Civil Registration Professionals Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 14-16 January 2025
• 27 January 2025: Stats Cafe: CRVS inclusivity 
• 4 - 6 March 2025: Children, Youth and Civil Society Forum 
• 16 - 18 June 2025: 4th International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS 2025), Malmö, Sweden
• 24 - 26 June 2025: Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 

RESOURCES:

• Birth registration and the prevention of statelessness in Europe: Identifying good practices and remaining barriers

• CRVS-related eLearning courses

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

• SPC: Statistics Officer / Adviser (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics), Suva-based
• ESCAP: INTERN – STATISTICS DIVISION - Civil Registration and Vital Statistic (CRVS)