United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is organizing a Technical Seminar on Legal Framework for Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identity Management Systems. The seminar will take place in Manila, Philippines, from 17 to 19 July 2017 and will be conducted in English. The main objective of the forthcoming Technical Seminar is to have countries share their experiences in formulating or reforming their laws to make sure their Civil Registration systems comply with international standards in order to produce quality Vital Statistics and interact with the emerging digital Identity Management systems. Further details about the technical seminar are available on the event website.