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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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  • 2024 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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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.

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Events

04-06 Mar 2025
Children, Youth and Civil Society Forum, 4-6 Mar 2025
14-16 Jan 2025
The second meeting of South-East Asia Civil Registration Professionals Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 14-16 January 2025
11-13 Dec 2024
7th Conference on Technical Cooperation & Capacity Building for Border Management and Identity (BMIC)
more events

News

29 Oct 2024
Online birth registration is now available in Japan
29 Oct 2024
CRVS Champion: Tashi Dorjee
29 Oct 2024
Extended Deadline for CART 2025 Applications
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Resources

eLearning courses, 2024
LMN Course: DATA ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
eLearning courses, 2024
LMN Course: COMMUNICATING WITH DATA
eLearning courses, 2024
LMN Course: COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR CRVS PRACTITIONERS
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