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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[United Nations]Civil registration is a basic human right, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 6, "Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law."
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The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
[United Nations Children's Fund]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
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The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
[United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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The Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
[United Nations Refugee Agency]Civil registration is supported by The Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
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The Conventions Against Transnational and Organized Crime
[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]Civil registration is supported by The Conventions Against Transnational and Organized Crime.
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]Civil registration is supported by The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[United Nations]The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25 (1) describes the rights of all individuals to adequate health and wellbeing, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care.
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The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005) and the Accra Agenda for Action (2008)
[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]The Paris Declaration (2005) is a practical, action-oriented roadmap to improve the quality of aid and its impact on development. The Accra Agenda for Action (2008) takes stock of progress and sets -
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Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
[United Nations Statistics Division]This publication lays out the principles to ensure that official statistics can respond to changes in the political, economic, social, and technological environments for a statistical agency.
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Principles Governing International Statistical Activities
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A Glossary of Security Features for Printed Documents
[U.S. Government Printing Office, Security and Intelligent Documents Business Unit]A technical glossary that provides detailed explanations of terms pertaining to security features of printed documents. -
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International Statistical Institute (ISI) Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]The ISI Multilingual Glossary of Statistical Terms translates more than 3,500 statistical terms into 31 languages. -
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Online Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]An online glossary of statistical terms and concepts.
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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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OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
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Questions of Legal Identity in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
[London School of Economics]A thought piece on the importance of and practical considerations for operationalizing SDG 16.9 legal identity.
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Millions of Americans Changed their Racial or Ethnic Identity from One Census to the Next
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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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Birth Registration is the Basis for Advancing Gender Equality and Children’s Rights
[International Development Research Centre]A thought piece on how birth registration — the official recording of a child’s birth by a government agency — is one of the most important events in a child’s life. It is key to accessing a range of
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.