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Expert Group Meeting on
Management and Evaluation of
Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
  • UN Headquarters, New York
  • 20 - 24 FEBRUARY 2017

The Expert Group Meeting is organized by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and is scheduled to be held at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York

The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) is conducting an Expert Group Meeting on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems. The main objective is to review the draft of the revised Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Management, Operation and Maintenance; to provide further guidance on its content and structure with a view to ensuring that it provides countries with a reference document on the management aspects of civil registration and vital statistics, including evaluation of completeness. The revised Handbook is expected to be submitted to the United Nations Statistical Commission for adoption.

Monday, 20 February 2017

 9:30 – 10:00
Registration of participants
 10:00 –10:30
Session 1 ‐ Opening and administrative matters
  • Opening remarks
  • Introduction of participants and administrative matters
  • Introduction of the programme of work, the methods of work and the literature provided to participants.
10:30 –11:00
Session 2 ‐ Introduction to the Handbook on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

This session will open with an introductory presentation on the proposed outline, structure and content of the Handbook, as well as highlight the changes and updates relative to the previous version of the handbook.

11:00 –11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 –13:00
Session 3 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook on Management and Evaluation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems (Chapter I)
  • General discussion
13:00 –15:00
LUNCH
14:00 –15:30
Session 4 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter I cont'd)
  • General discussion
16:30 –17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 –18:00
Session 5 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter II)
  • General discussion

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

 10:00 –11:00
Session 6 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter II cont'd)
  • General discussion
11:00 –11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 –13:00
Session 7 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter III)
  • General discussion
13:00 –15:00
LUNCH
15:00 –16:30
Session 8 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter III cont'd)
  • General discussion
16:30 –17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 –18:00
Session 9 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter V)
  • General discussion

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

 10:00 –11:00
Session 10 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter V cont'd)
  • General discussion
11:00 –11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 –13:00
Session 11 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter VI)
  • General discussion
13:00 –15:00
LUNCH
15:00 –16:30
Session 12 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter VI cont'd)
  • General discussion
16:30 –17:00
COFFEE BREAK
17:00 –18:00
Session 13 ‐ Review of draft chapters of the Handbook (Chapter VII)
  • General discussion

Thursday, 23 February 2017

 10:00 –10:45
Session 14 ‐ Quality assessment and assurance in the civil registration and vital statistics system.

The session reviews the basic quality assurance framework presented in the P&R, and techniques, both direct and indirect, that can be used to evaluate the completeness of a civil registration system and reported vital statistics. The session will focus on internationally recommended mechanisms for assuring reliable, accurate and timely vital statistics (Chapter I of Part Three of Principles and Recommendations, Rev 3).

 10:45 –11:45
Session 15 ‐ Review of completeness estimates and methods reported to UNSD.
11:45 –12:15
COFFEE BREAK
12:15 –13:00
Session 16 ‐ Review of methodologies available.
13:00 –15:00
LUNCH
15:00 –16:00
Session 17 ‐ Outcomes of the EGM on Methodology and lessons learned to evaluate the completeness and quality of vital statistics data from civil registration.
16:00 –16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 –18:00
Session 18 ‐ Country experiences of quality assessment in the context of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics.

This session presents recent and current efforts to assess and monitor the quality of CRVS, also touches upon lessons learned and challenges and opportunities. The best country practices will feed the Handbook chapter on Quality assessment.

Friday, 24 February 2017

 10:00 –11:00
Session 19 ‐ Country experiences of quality assessment in the context of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (cont'd)
11:00 –11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 –12:30
Session 20 ‐ Expert Group Meeting conclusions and the way forward
  • Recommendations and conclusions of the Expert Group
  • General discussion
12:30 –13:00
Session 21 ‐ Closing session
  • Closing remarks - UNSD
Evaluation of the meeting

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