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Ending Child Marriage: A Guide for Global Policy Action
[International Planned Parenthood Federation ]This practical tool documents the special needs of child brides, and outlines the nature of the economic and social factors that reinforce the practice.
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Marrying Too Young: End Child Marriage
[United Nations Population Fund]Based on available data from 107 countries, this book provides compelling arguments for changing social norms in countries that still allow child marriages to take place. -
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Child Protection in Emergencies
[Save the Children]This book discusses child protection in emergencies, including the importance of birth registration.
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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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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Base
[United Nations Statistics Division]This web page offers access to a number of articles on civil registration and vital statistics, as well as articles that discuss country-specific CRVS issues.
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Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 29, No. 1
[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]This journal contains four articles relating to the need to improve civil registration and vital statistics in the Asia-Pacific region. -
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The Fundamentals of a CRVS System
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this video, international CRVS consultant Gopalan Balagopal discusses the basic requirements for a civil registration and vital statistics system to work well. -
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CRVS Systems at a Glance
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]This interview with Srdjan Mrkić, an expert at the United Nations Statistics Division, explains CRVS systems and their importance. -
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CRVS Systems Explained
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Learn more about how civil registration and vital statistics affect the lives of individuals and government service delivery in this interview with international CRVS consultant Gopalan Balagopal. -
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The Makings of Successful CRVS Systems
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this interview with Carla AbouZhar, learn about the need for government commitment, communication between ministries, and public trust to make CRVS systems work. -
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The Importance of CRVS Systems
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]For Peru’s Felix Ortega de la Torre, civil registration and vital statistics offer an essential proof of identity for citizens, a source of data for governments, and a way to combat fraud. -
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How Cambodia Jumpstarted its CRVS System
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this interview with Irina Dincu from the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, learn how post-conflict Cambodia cleared civil registration backlogs by providing free, time-bound registration. -
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New Zealand’s Digitalized CRVS System
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Jeff Montgomery, New Zealand’s Registrar General, explains how the transition to online birth registration resulted in 90% of births registered online within the system’s first 12 months. -
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Linking Civil Registration, Identification, and Social Programs in Peru
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Peru has learned that strong CRVS systems equip countries with the evidence they need to improve social, health, and education programs. Find out more from Felix Ortega de la Torre. -
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Linking Civil Registration and ID Management in Botswana
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Botswana has successfully linked civil registration and ID management, and recognizes the importance of having registration officers in hospitals. Learn more from Neo Corneliah Lepang. -
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Lessons From Côte d’Ivoire for Strengthening CRVS Systems in Post-conflict Societies
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Discover the role of CRVS systems in building public trust in post-conflict societies. Irina Dincu, Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, shares insights from Côte d’Ivoire. -
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Important Steps to Improve CRVS Systems
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Discover the steps to building high-functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems in this interview with World Bank expert, Samuel Mills. -
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How the Global Financing Facility Supports CRVS System Strengthening
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Learn how the Global Financing Facility supports efforts to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics systems from Maletela Tuoane-Nkhasi, Global Financing Facility Secretariat. -
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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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CRVS Digitalization Guidebook
[Africa Programme for Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics]This guidebook responds to the need expressed by countries in Africa to develop effective, scalable, and sustainable CRVS systems and to maximize the impact of ICT investments.
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Handbook for Registration: Procedures and Standards for Registration, Population Data Management and Documentation
[United Nations Refugee Agency]This handbook offers information on how to set up registration activities for refugees and asylum-seekers, what data should be collected, and how to manage and protect the information gathered.
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Handbook of Vital Statistics Systems and Methods, Volume 1: Legal, Organizational and Technical Aspects
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook offers the historical evolution of civil registration and vital statistics.
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.