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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.

To learn more about CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, please subscribe to our newsletter, which offers a monthly panorama of CRVS actions throughout the region

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Read the midterm report

 

CRVS Insight November 2014 (2)

- Innovations for CRVS (organzed by UNICEF, WHO and Plan International)
- Youth voices matter: Get us in the picture! (Plan International, UNICEF and ESCAP)
- Regional Consultation on the Global Financing Facility for Every Woman Every Child (organized by Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, WHO and ESCAP)

Information Brief -Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in North and Central Asia: Recent Developments and Outlooks

Well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are essential to evidenced-based policy planning for inclusive and sustainable development. This information brief provides an overview of the national CRVS systems in North and Central Asia (NCA), highlights the challenges faced by the subregion’s countries in terms of implementing international guidelines and recommends policy actions.

Enhancing the evidence base for social protection

ESCAP recently released a publication entitled, "Time for Equality: The Role of Social Protection in Reducing Inequalities in Asia and the Pacific". The publication explores the linkages between inequality and social protection. Overall, it argues that inequality, in its multiple forms, is on the rise in Asia and the Pacific, and is having an adverse impact on sustainable development.

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Events

25 Nov 2024
CR8 - 2024 Q4 Meeting of the Civil Registration Professionals of South Asia
03 Dec 2024
CSO consultations on CRVS in Cambodia
11 Dec 2024
CST9 Side event: Unlocking the Power of Civil Registration Data for Effective Governance
more events

News

03 Dec 2024
Civil society consultations on CRVS kicks off
25 Nov 2024
Certify Hope: Achieving universal birth registration in Australia
25 Nov 2024
IOM releases Asia–Pacific Migration Data Report 2023
more news

Resources

Newsletters, 2024
CRVS INSIGHT NOVEMBER 2024
eLearning courses, 2024
LMN Course: DATA ANALYSIS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
eLearning courses, 2024
LMN Course: COMMUNICATING WITH DATA
more resources