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A Passport to Protection: A Guide to Birth Registration Programming
[United Nations Children's Fund]This handbook provides the background, general principles, and programming process for birth registration from notification to certification.
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Toward Universal Birth Registration: A Systemic Approach to the Application of ICT
[Inter-American Development Bank and United Nations Children's Fund]This publication provides analysis and checklists for the legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the use of information and communications technology for birth registration. -
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Birth Registration: The Key to Social Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
[Inter-American Development Bank]This publication uses econometric analysis to shed light on the significant gaps between registered and unregistered children, and access to social services such as education and health.
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Birth Registration and Children's Rights: A Complex Story
[Plan International ]This study is an investigation of the benefits of birth registration for the individual and for the state based on a study of experiences in four countries: India, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Vietnam. -
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Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-122
This publication provides in-depth information on user identification and authentication procedures.
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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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Making the Invisible Visible: How Strong CRVS Systems Can Empower Women and Girls
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Leaving No One Behind: CRVS, Gender, and the SDGs
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Harnessing CRVS Systems for the Gender Related SDGs: Opportunities and Challenges
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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The Life-Course Approach to Civil Registration and Vital Statistics: a Crucial Tool to Advance Gender Equality
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Civil Registration Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Learnings from the Knowledge Brief Series on Gender and CRVS
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and
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.