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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
[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights ]Civil registration is supported by The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. -
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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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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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APAI-CRVS Assessment Guidelines and Tools
[Africa Programme for Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics]The tool and guidelines have been prepared both in English and in French to assist countries in undertaking an assessment of their civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems.
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Training Course on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems: Instructor's Manual
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This course provides information to epidemiologists, statisticians, demographers, and other public health workers about vital statistics data gathered from a national civil registration system.
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Training Course on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems: Participant's Notes
[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]This course provides information to epidemiologists, statisticians, demographers, and other public health workers about vital statistics data gathered from a national civil registration system.
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Rapid Assessment of National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
[World Health Organization]This tool helps to quickly evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a current CRVS system before undertaking a detailed CRVS review.
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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems, Developing Information, Education and Communication
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook offers guidance on how to design and carry out information, education, and communication activities to improve programs for civil registration and vital statistics agencies.
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Overview: Harnessing Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Systems in Conflict, Emergencies and Fragile Settings
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper introduces the Compendium of good practices: Harnessing CRVS in conflict, emergencies and fragile settings and provides an overview of each of the subsequent papers. The Compendium contains -
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Civil Registration: Maintaining International Standards in Emergencies
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]The most crucial undertaking in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has been facilitating universal registration of all vital events occurring in a country. This paper finds that for civil registration -
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Applying a “Systems Lens”: CRVS and Fragility in the Digital Age
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper draws on PARIS21’s 20-year history working in low- and middle-income countries to analyze barriers to CRVS development in fragile and conflict affected states, and strategies to overcome -
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Alternative Information Sources on Deaths in Brazil in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper finds that even with significant improvements in the collection and accuracy of death information in Brazil over the last 40 years, it is still necessary to develop research that presents -
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The Burial of Unidentified People in Rio de Janeiro: The Disappearance of People in the State Bureaucracy
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper explores the deaths of unidentified people in Brazil as a public policy problem, presents measures taken so far to address the issue, and provides recommendations to mitigate the problem in -
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COVID-19 and CRVS in New Zealand: The Show Must Go On
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper outlines the Government of New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 crisis from a civil registration perspective. It examines the initiatives the government took to reduce the effects of the -
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CRVS eLearning
[World Bank Group]This eLearning course is a comprehensive self-learning tool.
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.