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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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  • 2025 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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Follow CRVS news in Asia and the Pacific by subscribing to the CRVS Insight Newsletter

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

Previous editions can be found here.

 

 

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Towards Inclusivity: Development of Civil Registration in Indonesia 2019–2023

Towards Inclusivity: The Development of Civil Registration in Indonesia 2019–2023 is a report designed to support national development through more inclusive and equitable civil registration. This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the disparities in civil registration conditions in Indonesia. In its preparation, this report highlights several important aspects, such as the completeness of civil registration, disparities between regions and social groups, as well as the driving and inhibiting factors of civil registration.

CRVS professionals across the Pacific region convene for the PCRN meeting in Nadi, Fiji

Between 26 and 28 March, over 60 civil registrars and CRVS professionals, representing 20 Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) convened in Nadi, Fiji for the Pacific Civil Registrars Network (PCRN) meeting which was organized by The Pacific Community (SPC), with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative. The 

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Events

15-17 Apr 2025
The first meeting of civil registrars from Central Asian countries, Ankara, Türkiye
23-25 Apr 2025
WHO workshop: Getting everyone in the picture-how the health sector accelerated improvements in CRVSs, Chonburi, Thailand
29 Apr 2025
2025 meetings of the Regional Steering Group for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific (Third session)
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News

04 Apr 2025
CRVS Insight Newsletter moved to a new home: Keep following
04 Apr 2025
Programme for the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific is now online
04 Apr 2025
Report for the workshop of Inclusive CRVS Systems with a Focus on Forced Displacement, Statelessness and Children on the Move
more news

Resources

Report, 2025
Towards Inclusivity: Development of Civil Registration in Indonesia 2019–2023
Newsletters, 2025
CRVS INSIGHT April 2025
Country Assessments and Strategies, 2025
2025 Review of RAF (2015-2024) Questionnaire - Cook Islands
more resources