We are proud to have launched the new CRVS Systems Improvement Framework, which allows you to assess and improve your CRVS system and processes. This important tool is designed to help countries around the world understand the root causes for …

How can vital event registration support women’s rights and empowerment? On Wednesday April 21st from 1:00 -2:30 pm the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems was pleased to co-host a side-event with our partner the United Nations Population Fund as …

The Centre of Excellence is pleased to announce that the Compendium of Good Practices: Harnessing Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Conflict, Emergencies and Fragile Settings is now available online in English and French. The compendium highlights successful experiences …

O texto em português segue o texto em inglês. How can legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks be restructured to be more inclusive and provide trusted and trustworthy identity credentials to everyone? In post-conflict settings, how can undocumented adults, marginalized populations …

Watch our free virtual training series on communication for development developed for practitioners and experts seeking to enhance public demand for civil registration services. Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) communication has developed rapidly in the last decades, towards engaging and …

19th, 21st and 22nd January 2021 3:00-5:00pm Eastern Africa Time Following the Webinar on December 10th, the APAI- CRVS Secretariat at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, and the Global Partnership …

O texto em português segue o texto em inglês. The APAI- CRVS Secretariat at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) invite you …

This two-part webinar series shared the findings of a newly released publication: The Nexus Between Civil Registration and Social Protection Systems: Five Country Practices. Published in July 2020, the compendium highlights the efforts over time of five countries, Argentina, Chile …

The COVID-19 pandemic has considerably affected mortality numbers in many countries around the world. One metric to investigate and analyze the impact of the pandemic is to look at excess mortality. Everton Lima from the University of Campinas, Brazil, and …

The Centre of Excellence partnered with Open Data Watch and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in February 2020 to co-host a two-day event at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa, Canada. This event brought together 200 participants …

This international meeting brought together 50 leading specialists to present and critically assess recent methodological innovations in data collection and to gain consensus on the lessons learned. To ensure wide dissemination, the meeting was live-streamed and recorded, and the videos …

The Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, UN DESA Statistics Division, and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) co-hosted a side event during the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly. Legal identity for all – including women …

The Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, Data2X, and Open Data Watch hosted a side event during the 2019 Women Deliver conference in Vancouver to spark a thought-provoking conversation on why efforts to achieve gender equality and women’s and girls’ …

The Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems brought together experts in CRVS, gender equality, and data to IDRC in Ottawa for a thought-proving conversation about how CRVS systems can promote gender equality and sustainable development. The objectives of the panel …

The purpose of this three-day workshop was to assess the existing evidence-base and good practices related to civil registration and identity management in humanitarian contexts, in view of improving coordination, as well as better providing for and protecting the rights …

Civil Registration as a Tool for Women's Empowerment was a technical consultation meeting, on the margins of the United Nations World Data Forum, that brought together experts on gender data, gender equality and CRVS systems, as well as international, regional …

Modeled after the first training of trainers in April 2017, this ten-day training workshop for Francophone countries was held in Dakar, Senegal, in July 2018. It convened close to 35 professionals – from civil registration, vital statistics, legal departments and …

This ten day workshop, held in Windhoek, Namibia, convened close to 47 professionals – from civil registration, vital statistics, legal departments and Ministries of Health in Africa – for a cross-country learning exchange and training of trainers on CRVS systems’ …

This two-day event, held in Ottawa, Canada, explored new and emerging opportunities for CRVS systems strengthening, and gave space for policy and practice experts from around the world to find solutions to real, practical challenges. Co-organized by the Centre of …

Making the Invisible Visible was a high-level panel and technical consultation that aimed to inspire a global commitment to integrating gender issues in CRVS systems. Policy and practice experts from around the world gathered in Ottawa to discuss the status …