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A Scandal of Invisibility: Making Everyone Count by Counting Everyone
[The Lancet]This article discusses the risks for individuals and statistical weaknesses when birth registration is not universal.
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CRVS Systems: Successes and Missed Opportunities
[The Lancet]This article proposes a comprehensive and practical framework for assessing the quality of vital statistics.
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CRVS eLearning
[World Bank Group]This eLearning course is a comprehensive self-learning tool.
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A Global Assessment of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Monitoring Data Quality and Progress
[The Lancet]This article discusses the application of a composite index to assess the performance of CRVS systems in 148 countries and territories during 1980-2012.
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Online Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]An online glossary of statistical terms and concepts.
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Status Analysis on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS)
[Statistics Norway]This document presents an overview of CRVS experiences from Norway, Albania, Kazakhstan, and Mozambique.
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Birth Registration and the Impact on Educational Attainment
[Inter-American Development Bank]This article sheds light on the causal impact of the lack of birth registration on education, and on economic consequences. -
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Millions of Americans Changed their Racial or Ethnic Identity from One Census to the Next
[Pew Research Center]This blog post offers observations on a census based-definition of ethnic identity. -
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Gender and Genetics
[World Health Organization, Genomic Resource Center]A scientific discussion on the complexities of gender assignment.
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Documenting Research with Transgender and Gender Diverse People: Protocol for an Evidence Map and Thematic Analysis
[National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health]Mapping and description of transgender research in the fields of social sciences, sciences, humanities, health, education, and business.
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Identification and Governance Policies: The Legal, Technical, and Institutional Foundations that Influence the Relations and Interactions of the Citizen with the Government and Society
[Inter-American Development Bank]This technical note focuses on the fundamental principles that govern the relationship and interactions between citizens, government, and society. -
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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
[National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce]This glossary provides a central resource of terms and definitions most commonly used in National Institute of Standard and Technology information security publications.
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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, NISTIR 7298 Revision 2
This document explains the importance of protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in the context of information security.
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Protecting Archives and Manuscripts Against Disasters
[National Archives, U.K.]A short article that provides recommendations for a disaster recovery plan for archives.
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Beyond Cultural Identity: Reflections on Multiculturalism
[Mediate.com]This article reflects on the concept of cultural identity. Originally published in Culture Learning, East-West Center Press, Richard Brislin, Editor, 1977, pp. 24-41, then republished Intercultural -
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Current State of CRVS: An overview
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]The brief provides an overview of some of the academic and grey literature over the period from 2012-2017 with a focus on impreovement and innovations in the area of CRVS. -
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The 2018 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: an all-new visual guide to data and development
[World Bank Group]This blog provides links to the Atlas of SDGs which explores new data from scientists and researchers where standards for measuring SDG targets are still being developed. -
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OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
[Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development]Comprehensible glossary of terms and terminology related to statistics. -
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
[European Union]The official website that explains the elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is meant to give people more control over their personal data, and level the field for how -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]This is an article that was first published in 2018 that was updated in June 2019. It argues for the need for interoperability between civil registration, health information systems and vital -
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Getting the numbers that Matter for Public Policy
[Stanford Social Innovation Review]Six insights that guide the advocacy for stronger CRVS systems. -
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Creating digitized, interoperable ID systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Inclusive ID systems are essential for protecting human rights, providing opportunities, and achieving sustainable development. A critical step towards inclusivity is to link a country’s national ID -
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Legal identity for all: Why we need to link CRVS and ID management systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Proof of legal identity is one of the most important things you can own. It unlocks access to basic services and empowers you to exercise your rights. It helps you open a bank account, claim benefits
Our Resource Library provides access to curated resources related to CRVS systems, including research, tools, publications, CRVS eLearning course, our Expert Talks video series, and a glossary of terms and definitions.
A CRVS system is one that connects relevant data from the civil registry and the health information system for the purpose of producing vital statistics. In order to function well, CRVS systems depend on common elements. These are featured under a unique section of our library. Examples include resources that focus on training, assessments and evaluations, identity management, data security and privacy, information and communications technology, and more.