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As part of its work on vital statistics, the United Nations Statistics Division recently issued the Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, Revision 2. In addition, the United Nations Statistics Division has issued six handbooks, which deal with different aspects of civil registration and vital statistics improvement and have been published in the official languages of the United Nations:

Handbooks		Year	File	Size
-	Handbook on Training in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems	2002	PDF	33.5 MB

-	Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Computerization	1998	PDF	7.8 MB

-	Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Developing Information, Education and Communication	1998	PDF	16.2 MB

-	Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Management, Operation and Maintenance	1998	PDF	22.7 MB

-	Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Policies and Protocols for the Release and Archiving of Individual Records	1998	PDF	68 KB

-	Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Preparation of a Legal Framework	1998	PDF	23 MB

United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics